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- Microplastics accelerate cell death at 3 times the normal rate, study says Fri, 4 Oct 19, 3:30amResearchers from the University Medical Centre (UMC) Utrecht recently announced that cells exposed to microplastics experience cell death three times faster than those that are not...
- INFOGRAPHIC: A Look at Earth’s Oceans, and How We Can Help to Keep Them Healthy Tue, 29 Jul 14, 5:30amDid you know that our tears have the same percentage of salt as seawater? Or that 90% of the ocean is yet unmapped, and would take 125 years to explore? Most people aren't aware of just how vital our oceans are, or that untold...
- Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba Found in Louisiana Tap Water Wed, 18 Sep 13, 2:00amImage via Shutterstock Residents of St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, are on alert after the Centers for Disease Control confirmed deadly amoeba have made their way into the water supply. The contamination is the first of its...
- Picturesque Lagoon Dyed Black To Stop Swimmers From Taking a Dip in Toxic Water Wed, 24 Jul 13, 11:33pmA picturesque lagoon in Buxton, England has been dyed black in an attempt to discourage swimmers who might be drawn in by its beauty, only to expose themselves to dangerous chemicals and "car wrecks, dead animals, excrement...
- EPA Declares More than Half of US Rivers Unfit for Aquatic Life Wed, 27 Mar 13, 11:02pmPhoto via Shutterstock The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has declared that an astounding 55 percent of rivers and streams in the country are in “poor condition for aquatic life.” The results...