Water
Sushi Restaurateur Spends $1.76 Million on a Single Bluefin Tuna
A bluefin tuna goes for $3,599 per pound
January 07, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
What Will They Do With The Body of a Beached Whale in Queens?
Rescuers, locals and conservationists have been trying to figure out just what to with the body of a fin whale that died in Queens on Thursday
December 28, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Pet Store Refuses to Sell Impulse-Buy Puppies for Christmas
Too many animals end up on death row, one Australian pet shop says, so their shop will not sell kittens or puppies around Christmas time
December 12, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Start Hoarding Your Beans, Thanks to Climate Change, $7 Coffee May Be the Norm
Starbucks most expensive cup of coffee to date raises the question, how high can we go?
December 10, 2012 |
By Leah Binkovitz
Environmentalists Want To Keep Oil Platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Wait, What?
Oil companies want to pull their rigs from the Gulf, but environmentalists are saying "no"
December 10, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
World’s Greatest Extinction May Have Actually Been Two Extinctions in One
The Permian-Triassic extinction nearly wiped out life on Earth
December 04, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Hagfish Slime May Cover Models in Future Fashion Shows
The hagfish aims to make a slimy splash on the fashion runway with a tough, silk-like material harvested from its bountiful snot-like secretions
December 04, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Lobsters Have Age-Revealing Rings, Just Like Trees
Scientists have figured out a way to determine the age of your lobster
November 30, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Sometimes Blue Whales Do Barrel Rolls While They Eat
If you were to attach yourself to a Blue Whale, this is what you would see
November 30, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
The Great Lakes Have More Garbage Per Square Inch Than the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Huge concentrations of small plastic pellets were found in the Great Lakes
November 30, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
A Mysterious Disease Is Killing Hawaii’s Coral
Conservationists and divers alike are on edge over a mysterious disease sweeping through coral reefs in Kauai
November 28, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Eating Whale Meat Is Going Out of Vogue in Japan
Whale meat elicits a "meh" response from young Japanese these days, but global citizens continue to cry foul
November 28, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
How Seriously Might Climate Negotiators Be Dooming The Rest of Us This Week?
The COP18 climate change conference is going on in Doha, Qatar until December 7th
November 27, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Gas Tanker to Cross Autumn Arctic Ocean Carrying Natural Gas to Japan
A tanker, carrying natural gas to Japan, has set out on a dangerous autumn trip through the Northeast Passage
November 26, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Antarctic Animals Are Dissolving
Scientists have warned about ocean acidification for years, but now it's actually happening
November 26, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Who’s Murdering And Mutilating These Dolphins?
Along the southern coast of the United States a mystery is deepening: mutilated dolphins keep washing up on the beach, and no one knows where they're coming from
November 23, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Here’s the Reality We’re Signing Up For By Letting Climate Change Happen
Say goodbye to winter, New Orleans, olive oil, rivers and world peace if climate change plays out as predicted
November 21, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Australian Students Accidentally Taught That Robots Led the Russian Revolution
Nearly 6,000 Australian students were inadvertently taught this week that giant robots led the Russian Revolution thanks to a sloppy exam staff Google job
November 15, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
As BP Set to Plead Guilty for 2010 Spill, Some Good News From Gulf Wildlife
BP may be about to pay the largest criminal fine in U.S. history
November 15, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Mother Birds Teach Their Eggs a Secret ‘Feed Me!’ Password
Australian female fairy-wrens don't even wait until their young are hatched before starting to teach them life skills
November 09, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
