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The Pandemic Changed How People Buy Fish—and Small Fishers Couldn’t Keep Up

The Pandemic Changed How People Buy Fish—and Small Fishers Couldn’t Keep Up

Brian Owens Jul 4, 2022

Small-scale fishers, often overlooked by government aid, were less able…

Mercury in fish may not be as bad as we thought

Mercury in fish may not be as bad as we thought

Brian Owens Jun 24, 2022

Mercury, especially in its organic methylmercury form, is well known…

So Long to Open-Net-Pen Salmon Farms?

So Long to Open-Net-Pen Salmon Farms?

Brian Owens Jun 22, 2022

In British Columbia and Washington, legislators are simultaneously weighing whether…

AI technology could be used to monitor invaders in the Great Lakes

AI technology could be used to monitor invaders in the Great Lakes

Brian Owens May 24, 2022

Invasive zebra and quagga mussels are firmly established in the…

What toxic chemicals might be leaching from leather goods and medical implants?

What toxic chemicals might be leaching from leather goods and medical implants?

Brian Owens May 19, 2022

Many products, like leather gloves or sandals, spend a lot…

How microwaves could help fight COVID-19

How microwaves could help fight COVID-19

Brian Owens May 19, 2022

When the COVID-19 pandemic started Khashayar Ghandi, a materials chemist…