Posts Tagged ‘freshwater’

New study finds high levels of forever chemicals in freshwater fish across US

“People who consume freshwater fish, especially those who catch and eat fish regularly, are at risk of alarming levels of PFAS in their bodies.” Source Views: 0

Are the lakes of Oklahoma being terrorized by a freshwater octopus?

     As the rate of unexplained drowning deaths has reportedly crept up in Oklahoma’s placid lakes, some observers have turned to an unusual explanation: a freshwater octopus. The legend of a killer cephalopod lurking in the murky waters of the state’s Lake Thunderbird, Lake Tenkiller or Lake Oolagah has been surfacing for at least the […]

Harnessing the Energy Generated When Freshwater Meets Saltwater

Harnessing the Energy Generated When Freshwater Meets Saltwater May 29th, 2017 I’d never heard of this before. Via: Phys.org: Penn State researchers have created a new hybrid technology that produces unprecedented amounts of electrical power where seawater and freshwater combine at the coast. “The […]

Stephen King and hundreds of other American writers sign open letter decrying the rise of Trump

     Stephen King is the master of horror — but even he has never experienced anything quite as horrific as Donald Trump. That’s the gist of an open letter that’s doing the rounds Tuesday, signed by King and more than 600 of his fellow well-known American writers. The luminaries include Cheryl Strayed, Dave Eggers, Junot […]

Superyacht belonging to ‘Russian businessman’ bursts into flames in Turkish marina (VIDEO)

In the video published by Yacht Marine Brokerage, the superyacht is seen ablaze with thick plumes of black smoke billowing from it. The yacht caught fire on a rainy day on Thursday at the marina where the vessel was docked, on Turkey’s southwestern Turquoise Coast in the Mediterranean. The fire was so huge that in […]