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Orangutan seen using medicinal plant to treat wound in first for wild animals | World News
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An orangutan has been observed using a plant with healing properties to treat a wound on its face, in what scientists say is a first for wild animals. Biologists witnessed the male Sumatran orangutan – named Rakus – chewing the leaves of a climbing plant known as Akar Kuning. He applied the juicy mixture that…
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Pandas’ diets may be sabotaging their sex lives and they should be fed a more ‘wild’ diet, says new study | Science & Tech News
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Pandas are not good at reproducing, especially when they are held in captivity. Now, their poo may help scientists understand why. Lots of animals struggle to mate in captivity. Cheetahs, polar bears, certain leopards and giant pandas all find it difficult to reproduce. Pandas, however, have it particularly hard. Females only ovulate once a year…
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How ‘TikTok idiots’ and ‘wild’ conspiracy theories are disrupting police investigations | UK News
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“So, do we have a serial killer in the UK pushing people or drowning people in rivers, canals, lakes, etc?” a TikToker cheerfully asks, in a video that has attracted more than 300,000 views. She uses mainstream media reports of unconnected women found dead in the water across the country, Google maps, and studies published…
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Why Europe’s wild boars are radioactive | Science & Tech News
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For decades, high levels of radioactivity have been found in wild boars across central Europe – and a new study explains why. It has long been assumed the Chernobyl nuclear disaster was to blame, but research suggests the root cause actually dates back further. Scientists have established that much of the contamination links back to…
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How an airline passenger tracked the ‘wild ride’ of her lost luggage | Science & Tech News
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The chance of your luggage going missing is among the most anxiety-inducing facets of any flight, especially one taken amid the holiday rush. Unfortunately for Valerie Szybala, that’s precisely the scenario that she began 2023 contending with after a domestic US journey from Chicago back to her home in Washington. In a viral Twitter thread…
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Super app or ‘Wild West’? The future of Twitter under Elon Musk | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk is finally buying Twitter, promising – or to some, threatening – sweeping changes for one of the world’s biggest social media platforms. With a self-proclaimed remit to ensure everyone’s timeline becomes the ultimate home of free speech, and a vague long-term goal to transform it into “X, the everything app”, the billionaire is…