The fishing industry is forcing dolphins and small whales into extinction, study finds
A recent survey of the impact of fishing on populations of marine life founds that modern fishing techniques, i.e. the use of large nets, are mainly to blame for the endangered status of 13 small cetacean species, along with a dozen species of small whales and dolphins, who may be headed for extinction, with the Chinese baiji river dolphin already believed extinct.
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US researchers warn sex dolls may damage mental health
Dr. Christine Hendren of Duke University has joined a growing group of US researchers expressing alarm at the rapidly growing realistic sex robot industry, with companies like RealRobotix offering the Harmony robot, which uses AI to learn the user's behaviors and preferences. Researchers warn that the use of sex dolls as surrogates for real human relationships may cause irreparable psychological damage to users of the dolls.
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Galapagos giant tortoise credited with single-handedly saving species released back into the wild
Diego, a 100-year-old Galapagos giant tortoise, has been credited with single-handedly saving his species from extinction, from being one of only two surviving males to fathering almost 800 tortoisees in 50 years. Diego is estimated to be the ancestor of more than 40 percent of Galapagos giant tortoises alive today, and has recently been retired from his species-saving activity and released back into the wild.
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Humans may not have been responsible for Neanderthal extinction
A new research conducted by the University of York and published in the journal Plos One has discovered that humans may not have been the main reason for the extinction of their closely related hominid cousins, the Neanderthals, as has widely been believed. Instead, the study found evidence that the Neanderthal population was already dwindling for thousands of years before the arrival of homo sapiens managed to tip the balance.
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Sumatran rhinoceros declared extinct in Malaysia
After being extinct from Malaysia's wildlife since 2015, the last Sumatran rhino in the country, a female named Iman, has died of cancer. Only a few members of the species remain, mostly in Indonesia, and the International Rhino Association believes they will become completely extinct in the next few decades due to loss of habitat and poaching.
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