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Priyanka Runwal

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  • Science, Environment and Health Journalist, Freelance
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Elephants can relearn how to live wild after years in captivity

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By Priyanka Runwal Verified
| Science News Verified
After decades in tourist camps and circuses, African elephants that were returned to the wild are behaving, in many respects, like elephants that were never captive. A new study offers cautious evidence that elephants can regain many wild-like behaviors. Eleven elephants living freely on South African reserves showed rates of vigilance, confrontation and self-directed touching broadly similar to those of wild elephants, researchers report July 29 in PLOS One.
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This humpback whale hunting strategy has been out of sight — until now

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By Priyanka Runwal Verified
| Science News Verified
Humpback whales are known for their ingenious hunting tactics. One of the most sophisticated strategies involves as many as 20 whales working together to create a “net” of bubbles underwater that rise to trap fish and krill near the ocean surface. Now, a recent study provides the first documentation of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) teaming up to feed at the seafloor too.
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Will community air monitoring bring 'Cancer Alley' cleaner air?

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By Priyanka Runwal Verified
| Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) Verified
For decades, Bertha Myles has felt aggrieved by the foul odors besetting her home. Sitting on her porch, she recalls the Friday after Thanksgiving in 2006 when her husband died of prostate cancer. She fondly remembers his love for biscuits. Looking across the street, she talks about Joyce, her neighbor, who also died of cancer.
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