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8,272 results for: Fish
- Health & Medicine
Has Early Programming Sealed These Animals’ Fate?
Surprising data from harbor seals indicate that nutrition prior to weaning may permanently set growth rates in the animals.
- Health & Medicine
Be Good to Your Gums, Bite Into Whole Grains (with recipe)
Diets rich in whole grains appear to help ward off a type of gum disease.
- Earth
Sea Turtles—What Not To Eat
Wildlife scientists hope to reduce widespread consumption of sea turtle meat and other products by pointing out the health risks they pose.
- Earth
New Estimates of the Shark-Fin Trade
A new study of the Asian fish market yields a disturbing estimate of how many sharks are killed each year to satisfy demand for a pricy Asian soup.
- Health & Medicine
Now This Is Depressing . . .
People who increased their fish consumption to shed a brooding disposition may want to consider alternative strategies.
- Health & Medicine
Salmon Safety
Scientific advice on the subject of how much salmon it is safe to eat has been confusing.
- Humans
Marlin Crash May Be Worse Than Reported
A newly identified species of billfish resembles white marlins so closely that its presence might be masking how decimated Atlantic stocks of the marlin really are.
- Health & Medicine
Childhood Vitamin D—A New Benefit?
Vitamin D may prevent symptoms of asthma in toddlers.
- Earth
Don’t Bite the Dust
Several studies show that children and adults accumulate substantial amounts of the flame retardants called PBDEs—from food, breast milk, and probably house dust.
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Tag! You’re It
Biologists catch and tag big sawfish in Florida waters.
- Health & Medicine
No Peanuts for Your Peanut
Youngsters are developing peanut allergies earlier because of exposures in babyhood.
- Earth
The Costs of Meat and Fish
The purchase price is often but a small part of the true cost of many animal products in the diet.
