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German scientists have announced the discovery of what is claimed to be the world’s largest fish breeding area known to date. Described as a globally unique ecosystem, it consists of tens of millions of icefish nests on the Antarctic sea floor.
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For some time now, there have been concerns that microplastic particles eaten by fish could be passed along to human seafood consumers. According to a new study, though, such may not be the case with sea bass, and possibly not with many other fish.Cont… Continue reading If you don’t want to eat microplastics, sea bass may be the way to go
One particularly disconcerting consequence of our huge plastic pollution problem is that we really have no idea where the stuff can end up. The latest locale to surprise scientists looking into such matters is the Arctic Circle, who say that … Continue reading Arctic snowfall found to carry tiny fragments of plastic