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Zoo Workers Chase Human in a Bear Suit to Train for Worst-Case Escape Scenario
The Asa Zoological Park in Hiroshima, Japan, held what might be the cutest emergency drill ever this past Sunday. The zoo had a worker cosplay as a bear on the loose to simulate an animal escape. The faux ursine was successfully corralled by the large group of employees, who went through the motions of bringing…
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Elon Musk’s Brain Implant Company Neuralink Fined for ‘Hazardous Materials’ Violation
The U.S. Department of Transportation fined the experimental biotech company for violations involving the movement of hazardous material.
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You Can’t Help but Admire the Trash-Stealing Sulphur-Crested Cockatoos
Welcome to the first instalment of Gizmodo’s Animal Crime of the Week, a regular exploration of animals and their bad behaviour (but hey, it’s only natural). And what better place to start than by highlighting an animal crime ring so notorious that it’s now being intensively studied by scientists? Meet the trash-stealing cockatoo parrots. For…
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There’s Been a Staggering Increase in People Killed by Fungi Every Year, Study Finds
The global burden and death toll of fungi has substantially climbed over the past decade, new research finds. The study estimates that fungal infections help kill nearly 4 million people annually—almost double the amount estimated by similar research in 2012. Co-infections like HIV and tuberculosis, a lack of speedy and reliable diagnostic testing, and growing…