A flesh-eating bacterium is growing in the oceans
© Shutterstock / Andrei ArmiagovThe shallow and warm waters found along the coasts may not remain places of paradise... A ...
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How to contribute to World Oceans Day?
Since 2009, the United Nations has designated June 8 as World Oceans Day. The aim of this operation is to ...
Read moreThe oceans are warming up, so what?
The warming of the oceans, what can it do to us? It's more fun for swimming, right? In fact, when ...
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The ocean, a huge reservoir of unknown viruses
A new chapter in the understanding of viruses in marine ecosystems opens with the discovery of 5,500 new species. THE ...
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How does microplastic pollution contribute to antibiotic resistance?
The disintegrated polystyrene pieces are a carrier for the genes of antibiotic resistant bacteria. THE ESSENTIAL Nanometers measure between 100 ...
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Depression: how prozac turns fish into sheep
More and more drugs are found in the oceans, and impact the behavior of animals. THE ESSENTIAL Pollution from psychoactive ...
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Seafood is heavily contaminated with microplastics
Seafood and molluscs would be more affected by microplastic pollution than fish. THE ESSENTIAL Shellfish and seafood have more microplastics ...
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Antibiotic resistance: the future of antibiotics in the oceans?
German researchers have gone to the oceans to find yet unknown bacterial species in order to develop new antibiotics. The ...
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The oceans are heating up, so what?
The warming of the oceans, what can it do to us? It's more fun for swimming, isn't it? In fact, ...
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Sunscreen, a poison for the oceans
© FotoliaWe praise him every summer. It guarantees healthy skin and is protected from UV rays. What is less known, ...
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