Photo via News.com.au It’s time to get out of the water. Not all the fish in the sea are as cute and lovable as Nemo and Dory: Some of them are downright monstrous. From two-foot-long isopods and eyeless crustaceans to the skeletal anglerfish and human-sized jellyfish, the deep waters of the world contain countless species that we know very little about. Here are 10 of the scariest — and sometimes gentlest — sea monsters in the oceans today.
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Photo via prilfish Australian researchers have made a breakthrough in understanding how corals keep their immune systems strong — a breakthrough that could help scientists understand how corals can last through, or adapt to, global climate change. Warmer ocean temperatures, pollution, a loss of symbiotic species through overfishing and other stress factors weaken corals’ immune systems and make it difficult for them to recover from bleaching. However, the scientists have found that melanin, an important part of the immune system in invertebrates, may help… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Melanin May Keep Corals Alive Through Climate Change
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Image: Jeff Nield When we published our list of 9 Must Read Books on Eating Well over a year and a half ago, it felt like the good food fad may have reached its peak: The 100 Mile Diet had swept the continent, Michael Pollan had laid out the common sense problems and solutions surrounding our food system plain enough for all to understand, and
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7 Great New Food Books For Sustainable Eating
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Image credit: Heal the Bay I’ve wondered before whether plastic bags are a distraction , and Bonnie has marveled at the lengths people will go to to get a designer reusable grocery bag instead. But having just watched a fascinating online documentary, I am never going to look at the humble plastic bag in the same light again. For the first time ever, a team of crack wildlife film makers have tracked the “majestic” plastic bag on its … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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"The Majestic Plastic Bag": Documentary on the Plastic Cycle of Life (Video)
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Vedanta’s Controversial Bauxite Mine Violates Tribal People’s Rights: Indian Govt Report
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Image: Screen capture. Argentina is a huge holiday destination these days: from the Europe meets Latin America vibe of Buenos Aires to the brutal nature of Patagonia and the Andean lure of the North of the country, there’s plenty for every taste. But even though there is a growing green scene in the country (check out our green city guide of Buenos Aires ) and many initiatives in eco tourism (like
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photo: Tabitha Kaylee Hawk via flickr A new report from the University of Georgia and the Georgia Sea Grant contends that the amount of oil remaining in the water in the wake of the Gulf oil spill is far higher than reported. In fact 70-79% of oil not captured at the wellhead by BP still poses a threat to the ecosystem. That’s 2.9-3.2 million barrels of oil still in the water. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Nearly 80% of Oil From Gulf Spill Remains in Water, Threatens Ecosystem: Independent Analysis
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StudioMobile: Vertical farm in Dubai George Monbiot is one of the better environmental writers around, and also one of the most controversial. He acknowledges the fact and says “I find myself at odds with other greens almost as often as I find myself fighting our common enemies. I’ve had bruising battles over a long series of miracle solutions supported by my friends.” And now he is ready to rumble once again, on that issue that is front of mind for every environmentalist: Vertical farms. He writes
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George Monbiot Girds For Bruising Battle Against The Madness of Vertical Farms
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Image credit: Richard Masoner /Creative Commons From riding in high heels to the safety of women riders , we’ve covered all kinds of topics relevant to female cyclists. But when April suggested the world would be better looking if there were more girls on bikes , the accusations of sexism came flying thick and fast. So I wonder what these same commenters wou… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Bike Race Employs Female Cyclists (to Kiss Men and Look Pretty)?
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Image via The Official CTBTO Photostream John Yuzhu You, a scientists at Sydney University, has called upon telecommunications companies to do something extraordinarily helpful — let scientists use their undersea cables for oceanic climate change research. By opening up both old and new cables for use by the climate science community and attaching voltmeters at locations along the lines that would read the “pulse” of the ocean, researchers could learn so much more about currents, salinity, seismology, temperatures and other vital signs. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Submarine Communication Cables Called Upon for Climate Change Research
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