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HumansScientific Interference: Complaints At EPA
Results from a survey of more than 1,500 EPA scientists suggest a systematic attack on scientific integrity within that agency.
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ClimatePolar Bear Fallout
Why fights are likely to break out in the next few months to years between industry, environmental advocates, and the feds as regulations are developed, and litigated, over how to conserve declining numbers of polar bears.
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EcosystemsOn Whales’ Appetites: What a Waste
An advocacy group and renowned scientist floundered in an attempt to compel opinion shapers with the science showing that industrial fleets, not whales, pose a serious threat to fish stocks.
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EcosystemsHuman ‘Signature’ in Fish Losses
Why the whales-ate-my-fish argument doesn't hold water.
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AgricultureFishy Data on Weed Killer
A popular weed killer can feminize wildlife by tinkering with a gene that indirectly affects the production of sex hormones.
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HumansToxic yes: Toxins? No
Yet another news story baits us with the promise of reading about noxious toxins – and doesn't deliver.
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Health & MedicineOne Downside to Sushi
Uncooked fish can host detectable concentrations of potentially toxic chemicals — pollutants that cooking can make disappear,
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EcosystemsFish Houses
Tanked half-way houses allow people and fish to get acquainted on their own terms — and exhibit their individual personalities.
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HumansKids Deserve Their Own Science News
Where to find cool and informative middle-school-appropriate news on science: Here.
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HumansArctic warming chills interest in fishing
Featured blog: An October 7 accord could put U.S. Arctic waters off-limits to fishing.
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EcosystemsCosts of Choked-Up Waters
Scientists tally the economic toll of fertilizing pollutants on water quality.
By Janet Raloff