Recent research has revealed that tiger sharks off the southern coast of Brazil are ingesting contaminants commonly found in modern technology, including rare earth elements (REEs) used in cellphones and electric cars. These metals, crucial for various high-tech devices, have been detected in alarming amounts within the tissues of these apex predators. Scientists, led by […]
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Tiger shark vomits echidna, shocking Australian scientists
A tiger shark has surprised Australian scientists on an ocean research trip by regurgitating a spiky land-loving echidna in front of them. Researchers from James Cook University were tagging marine life on the northeast coast when the three-meter tiger shark they caught vomited a dead echidna—a spiny creature similar to a hedgehog. Nicolas Lubitz said […]