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Mar292020 by adminNo Comments

Whales face more fatal ship collisions as waters warm

Technology

PORTLAND, Maine -- Climate change is imperiling the world's largest animals by increasing the likelihood of fatal collisions between whales and big ships that ply the same waters. Warming ocean temperatures are causing some species of whales in pursuit of food to stray more frequently into shipping lanes, scientists say. The phenomenon already has increased ship strikes involving rare North Atlantic right whales on the East Coast and giant blue whales on the West Coast, researchers say. The number of strikes off California increased threefold in 2018 — to at least 10 — compared to previous years. When whales are killed in a ship collision, they often sink and don't always wash ashore. So scientists and conservationists say fatal ship strikes are dramatically under-reported. Vessels strik...

Feb202019 by adminNo Comments

Fouled waters reveal lasting legacy of US mining industry

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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Every day many millions of gallons of water loaded with toxic metals flow from some of the most contaminated mining sites in the U.S. and into surrounding lakes and streams without being treated ABC News: Technology

Oct262018 by adminNo Comments

Fish evolved near shorelines, not in deep waters, study says

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Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Fish likely evolved from shallow shorelines, dating back more than 400 years ago, according to scientists. New findings were published in Science magazine Friday on the evolution of vertebrae fish during the middle Paleozoic era, from 480 million to 360 million years ago. The study was conducted by a team of researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan, University of Manchester and University of Birmingham. The team focused primarily on fossil vertebrates, both jawed and jawless fish. Scientists found that larger fish diversified near shorelines, and later thinner fish populated deeper marine and freshwater habitats. Their goal was to "complete a missing link in our evolutionary story" by closing some of the gaps of what researchers knew about ...

Sep62018 by adminNo Comments

Famous birthdays for Sept. 6: Roger Waters, Idris Elba

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Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Virgo. They include: -- The Marquis de Lafayette, French hero of the American Revolutionary War, in 1757 -- Pioneer social worker/Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jane Addams in 1860 -- Financier/diplomat Joseph P. Kennedy in 1888 -- Comedienne Jo Anne Worley in 1937 (age 81) -- Singer/songwriter David Allen Coe in 1939 (age 79) -- Musician Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) in 1943 (age 75) -- Actor Swoosie Kurtz in 1944 (age 74) File Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI -- Actor Jane Curtin in 1947 (age 71) -- Business executive Carly Fiorina in 1954 (age 64) -- Comedian Jeff Foxworthy in 1958 (age 60) -- Comedian Michael Winslow in 1958 (a...

Sep32018 by adminNo Comments

Tropical sunfish spotted in Highland waters

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A fish normally found in tropical waters has twice been spotted off the west coast of Scotland last week.It is the fourth time this year that the sunfish has been recorded by the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust.The ocean sunfish is the heaviest bony fish in the world, with an average weight of 2,200lbs (998kg).The species was recorded on Friday by the crew of a fishing boat off the north coast of Skye. A sunfish was also seen off Ardnamurchan on Wednesday.Sunfish, which drift with ocean currents, were once rarely seen in Scotland, but boat operators have reported more sightings in recent years, with August being the peak month.They live on a diet of mostly jellyfish and swim at depths of up to nearly 2,000ft (610m). ...