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Wood Falls, Chemicals, & Dubstep

Dr. M February 5, 2014 #SciFund crowd source Wood Fall

I’ve gotten a little crazy about wood falls lately. My newest research project with Jim Barry at MBARI is definitely coolest research I have ever…

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Whale shark slaughterhouse exposed in China

Alistair Dove January 28, 2014 China CITES conservation Finning Overfishing shark finning whale sharks

Conservation NGO WildLifeRisk has put out a press release describing a slaughterhouse for sharks in China’s Zhejiang province. Shark processing is nothing new, and can…

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The question you should have asked about Fukushima, but probably didn’t.

Alex Warneke January 23, 2014 Fukushima Fukushima Daiichi pollutants radioactivity

The 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear fiasco was a disaster that is still affecting Japan. But it also raised an onslaught of questions about the potential…

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Worst-case scenario thinking and Fukushima radiation

RR Helm January 23, 2014

This isn’t a map of radiation, it’s a map of wave estimated hight after the Tohuku Tsunami. So why is there so much outrage and…

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No, but in all seriousness…

Alistair Dove January 14, 2014 Deepwater Horizon dolphins Fukushima Hurricane Sandy oarfish Pacific Garbage Patch starfish wasting trolls

There have been a number of posts at Deep Sea News lately that have attracted intense commentary and a lot of back-channel communication, some of…

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All The Best, Scientifically Verified, Information on Fukushima Impacts

Dr. M January 8, 2014 antiscience debunking Fukushima Radiation

With all the misinformation around the internet here are links to articles that we trust. The following provide credible information about what is actually occurring…

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Is the sea floor littered with dead animals due to radiation? No.

Dr. M January 4, 2014 climate change Fukushima Ken Smith marine snow MBARI NPP Pacific phytoplankton Primary Production Radiation salp

Recently we at Deep-Sea News have tried to combat misinformation about the presence of high levels of Fukushima radiation and its impact on marine organisms…