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Nothing to See Here, Just a Radioactive Fish

Adrian Chen · 05/30/10 12:54PM

A fish in the Connecticut River found near a Vermont nuclear plant tested positive for strontium-90. Authorities think it's fine: All living things are contaminated with trace amounts of strontium-90 because of 1950s weapons testing and Chernobyl. Phew. [AP]

Singing Trout Needs Exorcism

Elaine Moran · 04/28/10 03:11PM

If you play this trout's song backwards, it contains demonic messages. Played normally it's merely ridiculous.

Promiscuous DC Residents are Creating Sexually-Confused Fish

Jeff Neumann · 04/21/10 06:26AM

Birth control pills being flushed down toilets are creating a "toxic stew" that turns male fish in the Potomac River into an intersex species who carry eggs in their testes. 90% of DC's drinking water comes from the river.

Kitty Tries To Catch Fish Under Ice

Allison Oldfather · 01/18/10 10:30AM

This cat hilariously slips around the transparent ice trying to catch the goldfish swimming under it.

Nasty

Hamilton Nolan · 04/01/09 02:31PM

God, it's hard enough to convince someone to buy and consume a product called "John West Tuna&Beans." This ad just makes it harder. Everyone involved in this product's conception, manufacturing, or advertising should be fired.

'Times' Mistakes Security Guard For Someone They Care to Talk To

Pareene · 05/13/08 09:36AM

Well. The Times sent some poor stringer to ask about salmon diseases at some port in Chile. Fun gig! One can understand why he was maybe inclined to get his interviews done and get the hell out. Fish smells gross! Still, he might've wanted to ask around a bit more after his interview with the "port director." He might've learned that that guy was, in fact, the security guard. "Had The Times been aware of his actual position at the time, it would not have cited him as an authority on the contents of the bags, which were labeled medicated food." Well heck, why didn't the Times just say "the port director might've said" and saved themselves the trouble of getting that pretend expert opinion? Text of the correction below.