250,000 Microscopic Plastic Fragments Pose Danger in Mediterranean
French and Belgian marine biologists say there are some 250 billion micro-sized pieces of plastic floating in the Mediterranean, posing a significant threat to marine wildlife. Volunteers with...
View ArticleUp to 100,000 Dead Fish Wash Up Along Arkansas River
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is faced with finding an explanation for the 80,000 to 100,000 fish that washed up dead on the shores of the Arkansas River last week. Game and Fish spokesman...
View ArticleHouston Ship Channel Clogged with 15,000 Gallons of Beef Fat
The U.S. Coast Guard is working to clear the Houston Ship Channel of thousands of gallons of beef fat that leaked into the busy marine artery from a storage tank Tuesday. Officials used pitchforks and...
View ArticleDead Crabs Litter U.K. Shores; Officials Point to Global Warming
Thousands of dead crabs have washed up on U.K. shores, the latest in a recent slew of mass animal die-offs around the world. Scientists say prolonged cold weather is what caused more than 40,000 Velvet...
View Article2 Million Fish Dead in Chesapeake Bay
Millions of dead fish littered the shores of the Chesapeake Bay this week, the Maryland Department of the Environment said. Officials are still investigating the incident but have pointed to...
View ArticleOil Still Devastates La. Marshes, Tour Finds
Officials say oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster still heavily pollutes the marshes along Louisiana’s coastlines. State and parish officials gave the press a boat tour of the oil-fouled swamps of...
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Floods Endanger Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
Floods in Australia’s northeastern state of Queensland have swamped an area the size of France and Germany combined, displacing thousands and leaving dozens missing. But the devastating deluge may have...
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Penguins Hampered by Tagging, Scientists Say
Tagging wild penguins with flipper bands threatens their chances of survival and has skewed data on the effects of climate change, biologists said Wednesday. Researchers at the University of Strasbourg...
View ArticleSea Urchins to Combat Invasive Seaweed, Save Reef
Scientists in Hawaii have begun breeding native sea urchins in an effort to curb the growing population of an invasive seaweed species. Two types of invasive seaweed algae, Kappaphycus alvarezii and...
View ArticleWWF Warns About Drilling Risk in Mediterranean
Biodiversity in the eastern Mediterranean Sea could take a deadly hit if drillers rush in on recently discovered gas-rich fields, the World Wildlife Fund warned Wednesday. The international...
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