Tag: Doctor of Philosophy

  • Ocean fish acquire more mercury at depth

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    Reposted from Science Codex: Mercury—a common industrial toxin—is carried through the atmosphere before settling on the ocean and entering the marine food web. Now, exciting new research from the University of Michigan and the University of Hawai’i at Manoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) combines biogeochemistry and direct marine ecology observations…

  • Here’s Why I Am Such a Huge Fan of Vandana Shiva

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    Vandana Shiva, physicist and environmental activist. en.wikipedia.org HOMEINTERVIEW THURSDAY, 11 JULY, 2013 | 12:24 WIB Vandana Shiva: Ecology, Economy Come from the Same Root Word   Vandana Shiva is a member of the World Future Council, holder of the 1993 Right Livelihood Award, and a 2003 Time Environmental Hero. In her speech at Deutsche Welle’s…

  • Mermaid Garden – Taking Seafood Transparency to New Level

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    Excerpted from an article by Amelia Pang, Epoch Times: NEW YORK—Consumers and chefs have the potential to alter the scientific facts that portend fish will be extinct from Earth by 2048. But in a world where, according to the United Nations, 30 percent of fish products are mislabeled, it becomes difficult for people to eat…

  • Anaesthesia exposure and the developing brain

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    By Vesna Jevtovic-Todorovic and Hugh Hemmings Rapidly mounting animal evidence clearly indicates that exposure to general anaesthesia during the early stages of brain development results in long-lasting behavioural impairments. These behavioural impairments manifest as reduced performance in tests of learning and memory know as cognitive deficits, lack of motivation, and problems with social interactions. Some worrisome similarities are apparent when emerging human…

  • Superhero essay competition: tell us your favorite superpower

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    For the many talented poets and writers that visit my blog, the Oxford University Press is holding an essay competition: Sharpen your claws… er, pencils… It’s the summer of the superhero here at Oxford University Press. We’re publishing two essay collections on the real powers superheroes hold — on our imagination and our understanding of…