Warmer Seas May Increase Mercury in Fish

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Oct 6, 2013 The marine food chain has another threat as warming waters lead to increased uptake of mercury pollution by some species of fish. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Scientists Warn ‘Mass Extinction’ in Seas May Be Underway

BLANK Oct 4, 2013 The ocean may be mitigating some of the effects of global warming, but scientists say marine life is mortally threatened as the ocean becomes increasingly acidic, less oxygenated and warmer. And it's happening at a much faster pace than previously known. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The President of Senegal Thinks Local

By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law Apr 2, 2013 The nation's communities and fisheries have bounced back over the last year with local fishermen seeing their catches increase. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Birth Control Is the New Poison

Staff / Truthdig Feb 25, 2013 Laws proposed this year include a bill whose proponent is an Oklahoma cardiologist who sees venomous effects in hormonal contraception for women; the Obama administration has created a policy that will allow more public access to federally financed research; meanwhile, an Italian newspaper claims Pope Benedict resigned thanks to pressure from a secret gay lobby. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What Environmental Reporting Leaves Out

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 5, 2012 Reports that scientists are “surprised" that their climate-related predictions are being surpassed suggest that chaos theory -- which says the particulars of the breakdown of the earth's ecosystems are unpredictable -- is going unread, disbelieved or ignored. Reports that scientists are “surprised" that their climate-related predictions are being surpassed suggest that chaos theory is going unread, disbelieved or ignored. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Israeli Segregation à la Rosa Parks

Staff / Truthdig Dec 19, 2011 An Israeli woman is relegated to the back of the bus by a group of Orthodox Jews; New York celebs party with the Occupiers; and studying fish may be the key to understanding why uninformed voters are a necessary evil in our democracy. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Extinction: Another One Bites the Dust

Staff / Truthdig Oct 25, 2011 A subspecies of rhino native to Southeast Asia has been wiped out. There are now just 50 members of its parent species, the Javan rhino, left in the world. It's a reminder that the danger in endangered is real, and we can't just sit back and hope conservationists can keep human beings from annihilating Earth's biodiversity. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Scientists Investigate Fish Shrinkage

Staff / Truthdig Sep 19, 2011 Seafood fans beware: You and your appetites may be toying with evolution. A team of scientists is investigating the fallout from overfishing, which causes fish to be smaller and reproduce earlier, and whether these changes are short-term reactions or the result of unnatural selection. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Take Me to Your Leader

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Millions of Dead Fish Puzzle Californians

Staff / Truthdig Mar 9, 2011 Marine biologists are working to explain the millions of anchovies, sardines and mackerel that washed up dead in a Los Angeles area harbor Tuesday. Whether an algae bloom was a factor in the massive die-off is under investigation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Senate Lets Sharks Keep Their Fins for Christmas

Staff / Truthdig Dec 23, 2010 The Senate has moved to close a loophole that allows fishing concerns in America's corner of the Pacific Ocean to engage in finning -- that's when you catch a shark, cut off its fin and dump the mutilated, still living-but-not-for-long animal back in the water so it can suffer to death. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Toxic Spill Reaches the Danube

Staff / Truthdig Oct 8, 2010 The red sludge that, in the words of one official, extinguished all life in Hungary's Marcal River has now reached the blue Danube, the second longest river in Europe. The disaster began at a waste reservoir in western Hungary where 33 million cubic feet of toxic material began its long spill, reaching more than 6.5 feet high in places. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )