Oceanography
84% of the world fish is contaminated with mercury
The Maine State Institute for Biodiversity Research (USA) has reported that up to 84% of fish worldwide contain a significant amount of mercury to human health, accordin…
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Oceanography
'Beauty killer' at the sea
'Red tide' - tiny aquatic organism during algal blooms, can bring about greater destruction than what people think about it, with the possibility of poisoning the entire…
Oceanography
The risk of food poisoning increases because the ocean is warmer
The density of cholera-causing bacteria and food poisoning in seawater increases significantly due to rising temperatures in the oceans.
Oceanography
Plastic waste is poisoning the ocean
Oceanographer David Gallo, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) as he boarded his ship anchored in the area where the Titanic was resting, saw evidence of a much…
Oceanography
Invasion of poison crabs into the North Sea
A new study shows that climate change has caused a population of poisonous crab Henslow to leave their homeland and invade the North Sea of Europe.
Oceanography
Identify toxic seafood
Through the published research work, scientists at the Institute of Oceanography have identified 39 species of seafood in Vietnamese waters carrying toxins (including fi…
Oceanography
The dangers from ... the sea
The world of the ocean is a masterpiece with many animals and plants of all colors, states ... But many animals in the ocean are deadly threats. Nha Trang Institute of O…
Oceanography
Puffer fish seduces mates with poison
Research done at the Institute of Molecular, Cell Biology and National University of Singapore has shown how well this pufferfish can live despite the amount of dangerou…
Archeology
Mummy of an Inca girl wearing poisoned clothes in Chile
Red robes on the clothes of two sacrificed Inca young women hundreds of years ago could be used to stop grave thieves.
Archeology
New hypothesis about the cause of the Roman empire collapsed
According to new research by Danish scientists, antimony and lead poisoning could be the cause of the Roman Empire's destruction.
Archeology
The river has been subject to death from ancient people
Scientists found evidence that a river in southern Jordan was poisoned by lead 7,000 years ago by human metallurgy.
Archeology
The rich in the Middle Ages suffered from lead poisoning due to their preference for ceramics
Scientists found that the Middle Ages were poisoned by lead from the glazed cups and plates they used to eat dinner.
Archeology
Decipher the mysterious death at the 9 million year old whale cemetery
The mysteries associated with a 9 million-year-old whale graveyard in the Atacama desert located next to the Pan-American highway in Chile were finally revealed.
Archeology
Discovered weapons of assassination of medieval politicians
Bulgarian archaeologists have unearthed a medieval bronze ring, which could be used for political assassinations 700 years ago.
Archeology
Redefining the Stone Age dating from poison
The analysis of some of the oldest toxic artifacts and drugs shows that the Late Stone Age could begin in Africa 20,000 years earlier than the time that scientists still…