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Natural oil seeps: Dissolved organic matter may persist in deep sea for thousands of years
What is the role of dissolved organic matter in the deep sea? In a study relating to this question, researchers from the ...
Global fisheries' nutrient extraction threatens ocean ecosystems and productivity, study finds
The four billion tons of marine organisms that global fisheries extracted from the ocean between 1960 and 2018 resulted in ...
Psychoactive drug pollution makes fish less risk-averse
A Swedish study found traces of the drug had altered the way wild Atlantic salmon migrate.A common anti-anxiety drug, which ...
Drug pollution in water is making salmon take more risks – new research
Pharmaceutical pollution can significantly affect wild animal behaviour, including speeding up salmon migration.
A Sign Your Fish Might Be on Drugs: Risky Behavior
Researchers studying pharmaceutical pollution tracked salmon that had been exposed to anti-anxiety medication. The fish appeared to lose their inhibitions.
What’s contaminating Tampa Bay’s fish? These scientists are angling for answers
The snook was the 681st fish caught by the Tampa Bay Surveillance Project, a sweeping research initiative that aims to study ...
Remembering Lee Ek Tieng, Singapore’s pioneering ‘clean and green’ hero
He was a pioneer civil servant who oversaw critical infrastructure projects in Singapore's early years of independence. Read ...