Technology

Marine Fishing: bottom trawling and by-catch

How we go about doing fishing? Yes, it’s about fishing. Every year about 20 million tons of fish are caught in nets that are not targeted for. These are ‘by-catches’ (extra, not the target fish), CNN reports via IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature).

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Banana Power

From energy boost to shoe polish, bananas have infinite potentials that most of us might even cannot imagine. The Thinking Blog (www.thethinkingblog.com) blogs about some fascinating facts about bananas and its natural healing power.

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Soil pollution from PCBs

These are compounds that were produced as industrial chemicals (man-made organic compounds, synthetic) and used in lubricating oils, paints, in carbonless copy paper (non-carbon copy paper – an alternative to carbon paper), in electrical insulators and in many other industrial and commercial products.

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White Killer Whales

Almost a mythic creature, the white killer whales, the wolves of the sea, have been rarely sighted in past years. More common are the classic black and white killer whales. They hunt in packs likes wolves.

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