Melinama usually eschews the news.

I've been trying to reduce my exposure to upsetting news I can do nothing about, but last week I slipped up and accidentally reviewed the headlines at Discovery News. Here are most of them.

U.S. Population to Hit 300 Million Tuesday

Seafood Benefits Outweigh Risks
A study concludes seafood's healthy fatty acids exceed risk of mercury exposure.

Crops at Risk as Birds and Bees Decline

Ozone Hole Size Sets Record

U.N.: Ocean 'Dead Zones' Growing
The number of ocean dead zones jumps 34 percent in just two years.

Iceland Kills Endangered Whale
Iceland kills a fin whale after breaking a moratorium on commercial whaling.

Obesity Linked to Mental Decline

China's Yellow River Turns Red
A Chinese river turns red after a mysterious discharge from a sewage pipe.

Coral Reefs Threatened by Warming
Global warming poses a threat to more than half the world's fragile reefs, say scientists.

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