Author: Sia
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Modern Gold Rush: Ivory Hunters Decimate 50,000-Year-Old Mammoth Graveyard, Threatening Prehistoric Heritage
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With the sale of elephant tusks under close scrutiny, “ethical ivory” from the extinct woolly mammoth is now feeding an insatiable market in China. This rush on mammoth ivory is luring a fresh breed of miner – the tusker – into the Russian wilderness and creating millionaires in some of the poorest villages of Siberia.…
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Ivory Hunters Trigger New Gold Rush: Decimating 50,000-Year-Old Mammoth Graveyard for Profit and Extinction
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With the sale of elephant tusks under close scrutiny, “ethical ivory” from the extinct woolly mammoth is now feeding an insatiable market in China. This rush on mammoth ivory is luring a fresh breed of miner – the tusker – into the Russian wilderness and creating millionaires in some of the poorest villages of Siberia.…
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Giant Exoplanet Unveils Celestial Marvel: Mesmerizing Beauty with Dual Suns and Swirling Sand, a Cosmic Spectacle Beyond Imagination
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Earthly sandstorms can be powerful and dangerous, but they pale in comparison to those of distant exoplanet VHS 1256 b. This planet orbits two suns, located some 40 light-years from Earth. NASA’s Webb space telescope spotted the evidence for its swirling clouds, which are composed of silicate particles that range in size from tiny smoke-like…
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Tragic Loss: Deer Dies Giving Birth with Deputy Assistance, Yet Hope for Survival of Twin Fawns at Rescue Center
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The mother deer was rescued when Kentucky officers found the animal in labor giving birth to fawns The mother deer who was rescued by officers in Bowling Green, Kentucky while giving birth to twin fawns has died. Snake Found Hanging Behind Picture Frame in Australian Home: ‘Nice Little Carpet Python’ “Her twins are a girl…
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Mysterious ‘Humanoid’ UFO Filmed Floating in the Sky: Is it the Ghostbusters’ Marshmallow Man?
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A strange, humanoid shape was filmed from multiple angles hovering in the sky – but is it a UFO or the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from Ghostbusters? A strange ‘humanoid’ object has been filmed floating in the sky above Los Angeles. Eager alien-hunters captured footage of the UFO from multiple different angles, before posting the…
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Survival Saga: Impala Faces Leopard, Hyena, and Crocodiles in a Riveting Wildlife Encounter
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Watch an impala’s daring escape from a leopard, hyenas, and crocodiles in this thrilling wildlife encounter captured by a tourist in Kruger National Park The life of an impala out in the wild is tough, this one showed just how tough it can be while being the target of a leopard, hyena, and 2 crocodiles.…
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Boffins Uncover ‘Forbidden Planet’ Defying Odds of Existence After Star’s Explosion, Posing Cosmic Conundrum
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Halla, which can be found a whopping 520 light years from Earth, was discovered in 2015, but has recently been found to be what the study’s authors called a ‘forbidden planet’ Scientists have been left scratching their heads after they discovered a planet that has seemingly defied the laws of physics by surviving after its…
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Conservationists Rescue Baby Bald Eagle After Parent Accidentally Knocks Chick Out of Nest: Heartwarming Wildlife Intervention
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A baby bald eagle is back safe at home thanks to a team of conservationists who rescued the chick after its parent accidentally knocked the eaglet out of their nest. Sharpe told the outlet that the chick — born on April 6 — fell into a gully somewhere between 10 to 15 feet below its…
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Experts Witness Gay Whales Engaging in Intimate Behavior in the Pacific Ocean: A Rare and Fascinating Discovery
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The sexual Ьeһаⱱіoᴜг of humpback whales has remained mostly a mystery, even for experts, but a moment spotted by boat-goers highlights what happens. A chance moment where a boat was foгсed to come to a standstll гeⱱeаɩed what happens when whales engage in sexual intercourse (Image: SWNS) Two male humpback whales have been spotted having…
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Archaeologists Unearth ‘Remarkable’ Giant Dinosaur Footprints ‘Like No Other’: A Groundbreaking Discovery in Prehistoric Record
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Archaeologists working in the Sousa municipality of Paraíba state, Brazil, have found a “remarkable” site with prehistoric rock art and colossus outlines of dinosaur footprints. The site comprises three large rock outcrops that measure more than 160,000 square feet and are characterised by a dense archaeological record. Researchers writing in a paper published in the…