Birds digest plastic faster than believed
Seabirds appear to process plastic faster than scientists hitherto believed.
Ecology
Apr 18, 2011
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Oil slick threatens birds and marine animals
Its long, brown neck held firmly in a blue towel, the northern gannet struggled for freedom, unaware of how very lucky it is to have been found swimming in a sea of oil off the Louisiana coast.
Environment
May 2, 2010
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Wildlife still exposed to Exxon Valdez oil 20 years after disaster
Scientists in Alaska have discovered that lingering oil from the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill is still being ingested by some wildlife more than 20 years after the disaster. The research, published in Environmental Toxicology ...
Environment
Apr 14, 2010
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Fishing discard ban could damage sea bird success, scientists warn
A proposed EU ban on throwing unwanted fish overboard from commercial boats could put one of the North Sea's most successful sea birds at risk, say researchers at the University of Leeds.
Ecology
Mar 22, 2010
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To the Antarctic or Brazil for new feathers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Not only land birds, but also some seabirds, cover enormous distances during migration: the sooty shearwater, for example, circumnavigates the earth one and a half times on its travels. Despite this, relatively ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 15, 2010
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Data point to some improvements in China's environment
The rapid growth of China's forests over the past 20 years makes them the fastest growing forest resources in the world, according to an assessment published in the November issue of BioScience.
Environment
Nov 2, 2009
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Tanker spills oil in San Francisco Bay
A ruptured fuel line on a Panamanian-registered tanker released oil into San Francisco Bay before dawn on Friday, authorities said.
Environment
Oct 30, 2009
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Albatross camera reveals fascinating feeding interaction with killer whale
Scientists from British Antarctic Survey, National Institute of Polar Research, Tokyo, and Hokkaido University, Japan, have recorded the first observations of how albatrosses feed alongside marine mammals at sea.
Plants & Animals
Oct 7, 2009
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Putting Plankton in Perspective, from Sea to Sky (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- From the time he was 21 and working toward his Ph.D., Mike Behrenfeld has been observing phytoplankton -- floating ocean plants that have a global impact. Observing these tiny plants under a microscope, Behrenfeld ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 24, 2009
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