Images via Yanko Design A group of designers have decided that there's got to be a better way to find the freshest produce in a supermarket. Rather than trust your own senses, they think a fading barcode is the right solution. They've come up with a barcode that starts off as a usual barcode, then slowly fades along with the product's freshness. Not only would you be able to see which fruits and veggies have just been delivered, but when the barcode is nonexistant, that indicates to the store that it's time to toss the product rather than s...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Image: Courtesy of Monroe Library, CoML In addition to conducting the largest ever survey of life in the global oceans, Census of Marine Life scientists pored over ships logs, tax records, literature, monastery archives, and historical photos to piece together a picture of how life in the oceans is changing. This photo offers one hint of the findings: The size and abundance of "trophy" fish seen as recently as 1958 off of Key West can barely be imagined by today's sport fisher. If a picture is worth a thousand words, these images tell a tale. Read the full story on TreeHugger

all images: Gallup.com There have been a number of surveys released in the past few months about shifting attitudes of the American public regarding global warming. The general trend seems to be towards more climate skepticism and issue fatigue, and this latest one from Gallup just backs that up. It also correlates attitudes with political affiliation and ideology, again yielding ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Images by B. Alter from the film Memory Marathon For all of those suffering Olympic withdrawal (that means most Canadians) we bring you the Memory Marathon. It's part of the cultural offerings of London's upcoming summer Olympics in 2012. It is about the importance of personal memories, in this case those of past Olympics. The artist Simon Pope walked a specially planned 26 mile marathon through the five London boro...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Image credit: Grist Pig business is not an easy documentary to watch. First of all, the images of the inner workings of pig farms and slaughterhouses can turn the stomach of even the most steadfast meat-eater. Second, and more significantly, the film has not been—and likely never will be—released in the United States. This means that American viewers are relegated to ingesting the film in 10-minute segments via YouTube....Read the full story on TreeHugger