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London's Thames River, Once 'Biologically Dead,' Is Now Home to Venomous Sharks, Report Finds

A report from the Zoological Society of London revealed that the Thames river — which was previously declared "biologically dead" — is home to over 115 species of fish Despite being considered ...
People

London Could Be Full of Hyperactive Eels Because of Cocaine In the Thames River

A study on cocaine's effect on eels found that the creatures appeared hyperactive and sustained injuries to their skeletal muscles because of the drug London’s cocaine problem could become an eel ...
NPR

Zombie river? London's Thames, once biologically dead, has been coming back to life

In 1858, sewage clogging London's Thames River caused a "Great Stink." A century later, parts of the famed waterway were declared biologically dead. But the latest report on "The State of the Thames" ...
The New York Times

A Boneyard Along the Thames River Reveals London’s Ancient Burials

Researchers have found dozens of human bones on the banks of the iconic river, many of them thousands of years old. By Alexander Nazaryan The banks of the Thames River have hosted human settlements ...
City A.M.

The River Thames is London’s largest public space. So why don’t we use it?

London’s shiny new super sewer has reduced the impact of Thames combined sewage overflows by 96 per cent, promising to dramatically restore the health of the waterway and giving a huge boost to the ...