Please Let It Be Whale Vomit, Not Just Sea Junk
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In a season of strange presents from relatives, Dorothy Ferreira received a huge hunk of petrified whale vomit worth as much as $18,000.
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By Craig Medred, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Jun. 3--How the dangerous pathogen Myxobolus cerebralis got into Alaska's fisheries is something scientists may never know.
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SYDNEY -- Australian bathers have become ensnared in an environmental tangle -- the nets that protect them from sharks pose a threat to a growing whale population. Save the whales, demand some wildlife campaigners. Save the humans, counters the government.
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A maverick prospector plans to scoop gold and silver from the bottom of the sea. Is it an environmental improvement or the beginning of a disaster? Plus: Nautilus Minerals' video calling card and a podcast with writer Joshua Davis from Wired magazine.
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Hunting is not the only threat to whales and dolphins, and many governments need to take these other threats seriously.
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Microscopic plastic debris could be poisoning the world's oceans, according to a British team of scientists.
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Science & environment: A nationwide clean-up of Britain's beaches is under way this weekend amid growing concern over  the threat from  litter to fish, birds, reptiles and marine mammals.
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By Denis Cuff, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Feb. 19--SOS to California boaters: Watch for a stowaway shellfish that could wreak havoc to the state's environment and economy if you let it sneak aboard.
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What are the alternatives to the prized, badly overfished bluefin tuna?.
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A cat cloned to replace a dead pet for a Texas woman stirs ethical debate. Also: Scientists discover monster cockroach and mini crab in Indonesia.... EU caves in on stronger fishing limits.... and more.
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First bird flu made eating poultry worrisome. Next it was tainted pork. Pesticides in vegetables. Toxic additives in processed foods.
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By Nonny de la Pena  Carbon dioxide. Orange peels. Chicken feathers. Olive oil. Potato peels. E. coli bacteria. It is as if chemists have gone Dumpster diving in their hunt to make biodegradable, sustainable and renewable plastics.
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Photographs of a mother whale and her calf being dragged on board a Japanese ship after being harpooned in Antarctic waters have been described as sickening by Australia's environment minister.
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Fish could give you cancer, snails  meningitis and baby milk may kill your children -- barely a day  goes by without some new food horror story in China.
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Hey, somebody in Times Square put my Pakistani chicken meat patty on a miniature bagel. And, if that's a turnoff, then try it on a hot-dog bun. Mmmm, not bad for a buck, buck-fifty.
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The body of a whale resembling a giant dolphin that washed up on an eastern Australian beach has intrigued local scientists, who agreed Wednesday that it is rare but are not sure just how rare.
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Q &amp; A: With renewed focus on high-mercury tuna, one public-health expert says the real danger is that we're not eating enough fish