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Scientists Inject Radioactive Material Into Live Rhino Horns Making Them Poisonous to Humans
Scientists in South Africa are now injecting the horns of live rhinos with non-toxic radioactive isotopes to make the horns unfit for human consumption and allow for easier tracking at international border crossings, according to a press release from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. Launched on Tuesday by the university’s Radiation and Health…
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Elephants Found Dead With Stomachs Full of Plastic at a Sri Lankan Landfill
Wild elephants are notoriously intelligent creatures known for exhibiting unmatched empathy in the animal world. But humanity has put elephants in some tough spots, and there may be no tougher one than a Sri Lankan landfill.
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How Whale Songs Can Help Us Explore the Ocean
Some whale songs can give scientists valuable information about the ocean’s geography, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science. What’s more, their songs can be used as a form of seismic testing, which uses blasts of sound to map out the ocean floor. Forms of this technology can be harmful to whales…