Much of Iceland's controversial whale hunt is driven by tourism, which is why anti-whaling activists are demanding the country ban the practice.
Since we tend to eat the same fish as these marine predators, this is bad news for humans, too.
Unpredictable ice and bad weather could make it nearly impossible to respond to a spill on the scale of what was seen in the Gulf a year ago.
Life around the Gulf for humans has largely returned to normal a year after the BP oil spill. For wildlife, however, it may be a different story.
These primates aren't very good swimmers, but they can still catch fish with their long limbs.
Plugging the water leak boosts efforts to contain the world's worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.
The stricken nuclear power plant needs to dump 11,500 tons of radioactive water to continue with repairs.
As workers try and contain radiation leaks from Japan's damaged nuclear plant, we ask the experts about the risks.
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Overfishing has culled larger fish from the world's oceans, leaving smaller fish to thrive.