agriculture

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(5 votes) Long Island's Plum Island Animal Disease Center

News stories about the "Montauk Monster" recently found on Long Island have often mentioned that there is an animal research center near where the creature was found, the Plum Island center. Read more...

(4 votes) The Black Watermelon

A jumbo black watermelon that was auctioned in Japan fetched a record $6,100, making it one of the most expensive watermelons ever sold in that country. The 17-pound, black-skinned Densuke watermelon, Read more...

(3 votes) Interesting Facts of the Environment

Overview > 70% of the world's surface is covered by water but 97.5% of that is salt water. Of the remaining 2.5% that is freshwater, 68.7% is frozen in ice caps and glaciers. Read more...

(2 votes) People Are Animals Too

With anthropocentrism running rampant these days, we easily forget our roots and our biological limitations. Read more...

(2 votes) Topps Meat Recall

Topps Meat Recall The meat company with the second largest beef recall in U.S. history, Topps Meat Co. LLC, has said that it will be shutting down its plant in Elizabeth, N.J. Read more...

(2 votes) Doomsday Vault Safeguards Seeds in Case of Disaster

On a remote island between Norway and the North Pole, a kind of bunker has been created to store samples for more than 4,000 seeds... Read more...

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