Read more about the article Russian Cops Step Up Activities Against Crooks Stealing Mammoth Tusks Rrom Melting Permafrost
Photo shows mammoth tusks which were seized by the border guards from a cache in the Khabarovsk Territory in Russia, undated. The tusks are reportedly worth more than GBP 400,000. (Federal Security Service of Russia/Newsflash)

Russian Cops Step Up Activities Against Crooks Stealing Mammoth Tusks Rrom Melting Permafrost

Melting permafrost is yielding a bumper crop of mammoth tusks known as "ice ivory" which are being looted by treasure hunters in order to sell them abroad. At first glance,…

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Read more about the article Gardening Pensioner Who Discovered 100K Of Jewellery And Cash Told To Keep It
Image shows US-made jewelry worth EUR 20,000 (GBP 16,900) in an undated photo. It was discovered by a man who also found EUR 100,000 (GBP 84,555) in cash while gardening in the town of Hanau in Germany in November, 2021. (Polizei Sudosthessen/Newsflash)

Gardening Pensioner Who Discovered 100K Of Jewellery And Cash Told To Keep It

A German pensioner discovering a plastic bag packed with precious jewellery and cash in a hedge in his garden has been told by cops that he can keep it all.…

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Read more about the article Human Noise Travels All The Way To Ocean Depths And Affects Seafloor Life – New Study
Photo shows amphipods that occur in high densities in the seabed of the North Sea, undated photo. Scientists say sounds with low frequencies stress some species of crustaceans, worms and mussels - with potentially far-reaching consequences for marine ecosystems. (Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Sheng Wang/Newsflash)

Human Noise Travels All The Way To Ocean Depths And Affects Seafloor Life – New Study

Scientists have demonstrated that noise caused by humans can carry all the way down to the seafloor and affect the marine wildlife that lives there. An increasing number of sounds…

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Read more about the article EUR 100 Bonus For Beekeeping Newbies In Austrian Town
Sustainability officer Deputy Mayor Sarah Katholnig and Franz Primig from the Villach Beekeeping Association with city green employees at the beehives in the technology park in undated photo. Villach promotes work with bees. (Karin Wernig/Newsflash)

EUR 100 Bonus For Beekeeping Newbies In Austrian Town

City officials in Austria are offering financial support for anyone taking up beekeeping in a bid to improve the region’s ecosystem. The council of Villach, in the southern province of…

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Read more about the article Adriatic Ecosystems Withstand Major Climate Shifts But Wither Under Human Impact
Adriatic mollusks have proven to be incredibly resilient to climate change, weathering the last ice age with nearly no long-term effects. (Fabio Negri/Newsflash)

Adriatic Ecosystems Withstand Major Climate Shifts But Wither Under Human Impact

Human activities rather than climate change are having a more devastating effect on mollusk communities according to new research. An analysis of more than 70,000 fossils indicates that mollusk communities…

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Read more about the article Smartwatch Apps Can Detect Irregular Heartbeat
Smartwatch app found to accurately detect atrial fibrillation in a study presented at the American College of Cardiology. (Google Maps/Newsflash)

Smartwatch Apps Can Detect Irregular Heartbeat

People with an irregular heartbeat that puts them at risk of strokes, blood clots and other heart complications are being mostly correctly diagnosed by smartwatches, according to new research. The…

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