Photo via Wikimedia Ocean ” dead zones ” have been a mystery for scientists to understand. Their new tool in trying? Dead pigs. Scientists are “piggybacking” on forensics research to study oxygen-poor zones in oceans, with pigs as the animal of choice because of what turns out to be remarkable similarities between pig and human anatomy. Their skin is almost hairless, their bodies similar in size, and apparently their flesh h… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Dead Pigs: Scientists’ Latest Tool in Understanding Ocean Dead Zones