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After tsunami, ocean plastic acted as rafts for small sea life

September 29, 2017

MIAMI, United States (AFP) — After a tsunami hit Japan in 2011, hundreds of aquatic species migrated across the ocean to the US by hitching rides on debris that acted as rafts, researchers said Thursday. A total of 289 living species were found in the US on tsunami debris originating from Japan between 2012 and 2017, said the report in the journal Science. “This has turned out to be one of the biggest, unplanned, natural […]

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Researchers identify genes that could explain why dogs are so friendly

September 15, 2017

https://youtu.be/RR1g5dYAd98 (Reuters) — U.S. researchers have identified a genetic difference between dogs and their wild cousins, wolves, that could explain why dogs are so friendly. The study used both behavioral and genetic data. The behavioral side was led by Oregon State University animal behaviorist Monique Udell who showed that pet domestic dogs are more sociable and less afraid of strangers than wolves, even when those wolves were raised by humans. The genetic component came from […]

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Seaweed tastes like bacon

July 21, 2015

OREGON, United States of America, July 21 (Eagle News) – A group from the Oregon State University discovered a new type of seaweed that is not only full of nutrients and antioxidants but also has a taste that is similar to bacon. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/mvIEMklE6EI

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