discoverynews:

Avoid Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Radioactive or Not

from DiscoveryNews’ Christina Reed:

That marine biologists found elevated traces of radioactive Cesium in Pacific bluefin tuna is not reason enough to stop eating the fish. That the fish are often caught when they are only one or two years old and sold in markets and grocery stores before reaching maturity is.

Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis) is fished unsustainably. In 2010 an international trade ban, which the United States supported, failed to draw the necessary votes to list bluefin tuna (both Pacific and Atlantic) under the protection of CITES Appendix I. The recognition would have listed the fish as threatened with extinction and prohibited international commercial trade. This type of protection is needed from the international community as without it even the Unites States continues to show weakness in taking stronger protection measures.

keep reading

Truth. Sustainable seafood is pretty much an oxymoron. Reading about this stuff makes me sad.

npr:

multitudeofpassions:

TGIF

Ahhhh yes. Friday, overcast, Robert Smith. Time for some “Just Like Heaven” from when The Cure played on WXPN in 2009. —Sarah

theatlantic:

The Green Lantern Is Gay

It’s time to tally up the betting pools and start paying out: If you picked Green Lantern as DC Comics surprise gay character you won. But depending on who was making your odds, you probably didn’t win much. As far as the speculation goes, the Green Lantern had been the favorite, mostly because rumors sourced to those in the know had been making their way around the Web for days saying as much.

At DC’s own blog, Alex Nagorski says the newly reimagined Alan Scott experienced “a traumatic event [that] will serve as the catalyst for him assuming his superhero identity as The Green Lantern.”

[Image: DC Comics]

calleverytruthfalse:

mindblitz:

I want to climb.

Climbing is cool, etc, etc, but it’s incredibly hard to capture what it’s really like in photos and even video. I tend to dislike most climbing photography because it’s not just one specific moment in time that matters, it’s the entire process that’s important. What is she doing here? Did she cut feet? Is she chalking up preparing for her next move? Where is her next hold? What’s the rock like?

Not that this is a bad photo by any means, but for me, climbing is one of those things you really need to do to fully understand. Or, you know, you could just think this looks cool, and that’s fine too. 

Man this looks totally cool. I want to climb!

ninawilliams:

comeindoingcartwheels:

I wish I was Woody :_c

Haha check those toehooks! Woody is the man.

Wish I could toe hook like that.

discoverynews:

Are Pit Bulls Inherently Dangerous?

The Maryland Court of Appeals recently deemed pit bulls and pit bull mixes “inherently dangerous,” but many animal experts and dog advocates believe the court overstepped its authority.

“Inherently dangerous” implies that all pit bulls are, through genetics or their environment, born with a vicious streak. The science does not appear to support this.

For example, a University of Pennsylvania study on dogs found that the top three biters of humans were actually smaller dogs: Dachshunds, Chihuahuas Jack Russell terriers.

keep reading

Dude… for real? Not cool.

theatlantic:

“This is how Maurice Sendak sometimes sent his letters. Just imagine getting one.” (via Letters Of Note)

How cool would it be to get a letter from Maurice Sendak AND original artwork in the same package?