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News & Articles By Divina Ramirez
03/02/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Freshwater fish species are in “catastrophic” decline, with one-third facing extinction
Nearly a third of all freshwater fish species in the world now face extinction, according to a new report released Tuesday, Feb. 23, by 16 global conservation organizations. The report, titled “The World’s Forgotten Fishes,” outlined the disastrous effects that the loss of freshwater fish could have on the planet. Freshwater fish are essential to the health […]
03/01/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Toxic tar globs litter Israel’s beaches due to massive oil spill
Toxic, black globs of tar started washing up on beaches along Israel’s Mediterranean coast on Feb. 18 due to an offshore oil spill, according to a recent report from Live Science. The spill affected over 100 miles, or roughly 90 percent, of Israel’s Mediterranean coastline. Authorities are yet to identify the culprit responsible for what they said was one of the worst ecological […]
02/26/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
New research shows why flower diversity is important for bee conservation
From spring through summer, both bumblebees and honeybees can be observed visiting the same flowers. Yet interestingly enough, these two bee species do not compete with each other for resources. And scientists know why. In a study published early this month, researchers at the Laboratory of Apiculture and Social Insects (LASI) at England’s University of Sussex found that bumblebees […]
02/24/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Scientists accidentally discover life 3,000 feet under Antarctic ice
The accidental discovery of what appears to be sponges in the pitch-black water beneath roughly 3,000 feet of ice in Antarctica only raised more questions, further baffling biologists. The group, led by Huw Griffiths from the British Antarctic Survey, drilled a hole down the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf situated on the southeastern Weddell Sea during an exploratory survey. Griffiths and his […]
02/19/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Humans are making oceans noisier, hurting all marine life
The underwater realm is full of sounds – water churning, whales howling and corals popping. But according to a recent review, humans have terribly altered the ocean soundscape over the past few centuries. Today, sounds that mark healthy ocean life are drowned out by an increasingly loud cacophony of man-made noise. The review, published in the […]
02/17/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
The public has until March 12 to ask the EPA to ban or restrict glyphosate
Glyphosate, a popular herbicide in the United States, is classified as a probable carcinogen for humans. Yet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has held off on regulating the use of the herbicide. The EPA is currently accepting comments from the public until March 12 on whether or not to restrict or ban its use. But the many studies on glyphosate […]
02/14/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Popular antidepressant is turning fish into “zombies,” new research shows
Fluoxetine, a popular antidepressant sold under the brand name Prozac, might soon need a new warning label – “Caution: This antidepressant turns fish into zombies.” Findings of a new study showed that long-term exposure to fluoxetine made guppies act more alike, erasing crucial behavioral differences. Giovanni Polverino, a behavioral ecologist from the University of Western Australia, led the the study published on […]
02/04/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Report: More than 1.5 billion face masks believed to have flooded oceans in 2020
More than 1.5 billion face masks produced in 2020 will pollute the world’s oceans, according to a recent report from Hong Kong-based marine conservation organization OceansAsia. But this is just the tip of the iceberg. Teale Bondaroff, lead author of the report and director of research for the organization, said the masks are just a small fraction […]
02/01/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Farmers, conservationists ask court to ban the use and sale of glyphosate
The World Health Organization (WHO) determined in 2015 that glyphosate, the key ingredient in Bayer AG’s weed-killer Roundup, was a probable human carcinogen. But the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) backed agrochemical giants like Bayer AG by affirming that the pesticide poses no risks to human health despite initially agreeing with WHO. EPA’s wishy-washy approach to regulating, if not totally […]
01/31/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Ethanol plant found spreading toxic waste in Nebraska town
Residents in the small town of Mead in Nebraska have been dealing with a series of health and environmental issues since 2018. These issues include a sharp foul stench polluting the air, reports of unexplained throat irritation and nosebleeds, birds and butterflies appearing disoriented and even pet dogs becoming ill. But there is no mystery as to […]
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