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A high-impact internship

Meilyn Farnell’s summer job is combatting New York’s coronavirus crisis

Internships aren’t typically a matter of life and death. Keeping people alive is rarely part of the job description.

Unless, of course, you’re working for the high-profile leader of a health department that became the epicenter of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. (more…)

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Which is most valuable: Gold, cocaine or rhino horn?

According to study co-authored by UCLA ecologist, the answer is devastating news for Earth’s largest animals

Many of the world’s largest herbivores — including several species of elephants, rhinoceroses, hippopotamuses and gorillas — are in danger of becoming extinct. And if current trends continue, the loss of these animals would have drastic implications not only for the species themselves, but also for other animals and the environments and ecosystems in which they live, according to a new report by an international team of scientists. (more…)

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