When Darwin got down and dirty with his work on Barnacles (1846-1854), everyone still assumed there was no life at all in the deep sea.…
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Tag: Radiation
First results from crowdfunded study shows radioactive seawater from Fukushima has NOT reached the US coast
Just two weeks ago, Ken Buesseler at WHOI launched a brilliant crowdfunded campaign “Our Radioactive Ocean” to measure radiation off the West Coast of the US.…
View More First results from crowdfunded study shows radioactive seawater from Fukushima has NOT reached the US coastAll The Best, Scientifically Verified, Information on Fukushima Impacts
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.
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…
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Three Reasons Why Fukushima Radiation Has Nothing to Do with Starfish Wasting Syndrome
This invited post is authored by Chris Mah, a Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History researcher. Chris is one of the world’s leading experts…
View More Three Reasons Why Fukushima Radiation Has Nothing to Do with Starfish Wasting SyndromeTrue facts about Ocean Radiation and the Fukushima Disaster
On March 11th, 2011 the Tōhoku earthquake and resulting tsunami wreaked havoc on Japan. It also resulted in the largest nuclear disaster since Chernobyl when the tsunami…
View More True facts about Ocean Radiation and the Fukushima DisasterDetectable but not hazardous: radioactive marine life of Fukushima
There’s nothing like a terrifying headline to point out how differently scientists and the public see the world. On Monday, a new study in the…
View More Detectable but not hazardous: radioactive marine life of FukushimaFollow along with Fukushima researchers
There’s a research cruise underway right now to study the impacts of radiation release from the Fukushima disaster in Japan, using the UNOLS/U. Hawaii ship…
View More Follow along with Fukushima researchersTracking radiation effects off Fukushima
This weekend marked the beginning of a new scientific expedition, investigating how leaked radiation may be affecting marine life around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power…
View More Tracking radiation effects off FukushimaJapan Finds Radiation in Fish
Go back to work there is nothing to see here Japanese authorities said Tuesday they had discovered for the first time fish swimming off the…
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