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Dolphins are Self-Medicating with Coral, Study Suggests

The vital importance of coral can’t be underestimated, with nearly a quarter of all marine life depending on healthy coral reefs for shelter and food. Now, scientists have discovered that dolphins may be using them to treat skin infections, ​​adding to evidence that some corals and sponges may also have medicinal properties.

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Introducing Fungi-Based Foie Gras

Activists have long opposed foie gras for its cruel method of relentlessly force-feeding geese to fatten up their livers. Now, food entrepreneurs are searching for solutions to save birds from this horrific trade - and one of the leading answers could lie in fungi.

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