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Are Urinating Swimmers Killing Fish?

German officials have banned swimmers from Eichbaum Lake while studying the link between fish death and public urination.

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Everybody Panic: Is ‘Tuna Scrape’ the New ‘Pink Slime’?

Note: not all pinkish food products with scary-sounding names are created equal.

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Reading While Eating April 23: Bring It On

Are cats or dogs better? The Internet weighs in. Plus: breaking news in fish communication.

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Maryland Offers $200 Bounty on Invasive ‘Fish From Hell’

You can earn some big bucks if you manage to hook one of Maryland’s fishzillas.

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Reading While Eating for November 9: In Real Time

Wednesday’s links look back at history and ponder the future.

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Watch Your Back This Shark Week: Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Sharks

Created so us average folk can appreciate the power—and violence—of sharks, Discovery Channel’s annual Shark Week celebration starts July 31. 

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As Its Nuclear Crisis Continues, Japan Catches Radioactive Fish

For an island nation whose seafood industry has already been severely crippled, this is just another piece of bad news.

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Does the Death of 200 Cows in Wisconsin Confirm Biblical Prophecy?

When it comes to mass animal death in 2011, birds do it, fish do it, and now even cows do it. For a number of Christian theologians, it’s enough to suggest the end of days is near.

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Giant Tuna Sells for Nearly $400,000 in Tokyo

A behemoth bluefin tuna sold for a record 32.49 million yen — or about $396,000 — in Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji fish market on Wednesday, smashing the 2001 record when a bluefin auctioned for 20.2 million. (via Ecocentric)

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Real-Life Jaws: Egypt Calls in the Shark Experts

Because right now in Egypt, it’s definitely not safe to go in the water.