Tag: Pacific Ocean

  • 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…

  • Maleny – A Cooperative Place

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    Between the beauty of the place and its many cooperatives, tailored to the needs of its citizens, Maleny seems like a great place to live. Kamala Alister writes: Maleny is situated 100 kilometers north of Brisbane on the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, Australia. It is surrounded by lush tropical vegetation, has stunning views of the Glass…