Medicines From the Sea
Medicines From the Sea When you’ve got a bacterial infection like pink eye or strep throat, your doctor will usually write a prescription for antibiotics to make you feel better. But have you ever wondered where these medicines come from? https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/medicinesfromthesea/ Visit the Hands-on Investigation Module of the Biology TMA BlueTech Curriculum for curriculum connections.
Ocean could provide over six times more food than it does today
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The ocean could provide over six times more food than it does now with better management and more technological innovation, scientists said on Tuesday, adding that boosting cultivation of bivalves like mussels and clams could be especially beneficial. Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-food-oceans/ocean-could-provide-over-six-times-more-food-than-it-does-today-idUSKBN1XT1H9 Visit the Hands-on Investigation Module of the Biology TMA BlueTech […]
Ocean Could Be Key to Future Food Security
A new scientific paper written for the High Level Panel a Sustainable Ocean Economy finds that, with better management and technological innovation, the ocean could provide over six times more food than it does today - more than two thirds of the animal protein that will be needed to feed the future global population, according to estimates from the […]
Food from the Sea
Although a large percentage of the aquatic plants and animals that eventually become human food are either captured by fishers or produced by mariculturists in the world’s oceans, a significant amount also comes from fresh water. The term “seafood” commonly is used to describe aquatic plants and animals consumed by humans, regardless of source. Fisheries and aquaculture produce roughly […]
Human Water Cycle
Water. It’s an essential building block of life, constantly moving in a hydrologic cycle that flows in a continuous loop above, across and even below the Earth’s surface. But water is also constantly moving through another cycle — the human water cycle — that powers our homes, hydrates our bodies, irrigates our crops and processes […]
Clean Water in Haiti
Rosemaine Jean is a 12-year-old girl in Brésilienne, Haiti. She first heard of cholera on the radio. Then it struck closer to home. Children like Rosemaine are not waiting for someone to solve their problems. They’re learning from teachers and nurses how to stay safe. They’re taking their futures into their own hands. Rosemaine chooses […]
Water Walk
The UK’s Green Poet and composer Martin Kiszko is hoping to inspire budding writers through the launch of a water-themed poetry competition with WaterAid.
How Do Wastewater Treatment Plants Work?
It’s a topic we’d rather not think about, where does last nights dinner go when we flush it down the drain? While you may already be grossed out just thinking about it, this question leads way to a significant subset of civil engineering and a massive amount of public funding.