Buried for Millennia, Scientists Coax 7,000-Year-Old Algae Back to Life
The revived organisms resumed their biological activities as if they hadn't been without oxygen and light for thousands of ...
Food and fuel that farms itself: Genome sequences of five duckweed species reveal basis for unique plant traits
Under the right conditions, duckweed essentially farms itself. Wastewater, ponds, puddles, swamps—you name it. If there's ...
Deep-dive dinners are the norm for tuna and swordfish, oceanographers find
How far would you go for a good meal? For some of the ocean's top predators, maintaining a decent diet requires some ...
'Mysterious green glow’: Gulf of Oman lights up but it’s a sign of spreading disaster
A glowing green bloom in the Gulf of Oman, caused by Noctiluca scintillans, signals severe oxygen loss and marine collapse, ...
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Deep-sea mining threatens sea life in a way no one is thinking about − by dumping debris into the thriving midwater zone
Phytoplankton at the ocean’s surface capture atmospheric carbon, which zooplankton consume and transfer through the food chain. When zooplankton and fish respire, excrete waste, or sink after death, ...
Great White Sharks Are Mysteriously Disappearing – And It’s Collapsing Ecosystems
Renowned for their incredible ability to breach the water while hunting, the disappearance of Great white sharks from False ...
The Cool Down2d
Scientists uncover disturbing consequence of modern food systems — and it's putting multiple species at risk
Modern agriculture and fishing methods are reshaping landscapes and seascapes so dramatically that entire ecosystems are ...
Sink or swim time for Salton Sea? Momentum builds for pricey lake restoration
California's biggest lake has languished for decades as increased salinity, a sinking waterline and a foul smell have robbed ...
Pest poop by clean plates, dead bugs in liquor, bad hygiene at Wichita KS restaurants
Rodent feces by clean plates, a cockroach by a wok, cooks who touched customer food after scratching their head or touching a ...
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Two Merced County food businesses failed March health inspections. What was found?
A restaurant in Los Banos and a store in Atwater were the only two Merced County businesses to fail its food inspection the past two weeks.
Stop stirring up the seafloor
Yet when governments and corporate investors are pouring huge amounts of money and resources into moonshot carbon capture ...
The most important part of the ocean you’ve never heard of
The Saya de Malha Bank is one of the world’s largest seagrass fields and the planet’s most important carbon sinks. It faces incalculable risks that threaten the future of humanity.