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Elephants use medicinal plants to treat themselves, researchers find
African elephants use dozens of different medicinal plants to treat themselves and their families when they are sick, research reveals.
Microplastics in soil pose global threat by acting like ‘Trojan horse’ to deliver toxins
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Exclusive: Plastic surfaces form hotspots with an increase of antibiotic-resistant genes, study finds Microplastics act like a “Trojan horse” delivering pollutants, pesticides and bacteria through…
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In a first, olive ridley turtles spotted nesting on California’s beaches
Scientists are questioning whether the nestings on Seal and Huntington Beach were freak occurrences or start of a trend A sea turtle crawled out of the surf in southern California last weekend around…
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Scientists warn super El Nino could cause 450,000 deaths: Should we worry?
Global South countries will be worst affected by the phenomenon sweeping the planet from June to February.
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Powerful El Nino could cause more than 450,000 deaths, scientists say
Heaviest toll expected in poorer countries, already struggling with food insecurity and high energy costs, report says.