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When you need your pet to take their medicine, the easiest method of administration is to hide it in food. As it turns out, this works for wild animals, too! According to NPR, the USDA gets raccoons to take their rabies vaccines by putting them inside delicious treats. If you think that’s clever, just wait until you hear how they distribute these morsels! In order to prevent raccoons from spreading rabies, the USDA disburses these vaccine treats in 14 states across the U.S. While it’s pretty easy to spread them around by hand in cities, it becomes more difficult in the country. So, officials had to come up with a better way to distribute lots of treats at once over a wide expanse of land. Their solution? Airplanes! Every year, millions of tasty raccoon treats rain down from the sky, effectively bringing the vaccine to an at-risk population. Wired tells us that these lifesaving snacks come in two different flavors: fish and vanilla. While there’s a pretty strong contrast between these options, apparently they’re both very attractive to our four-legged, masked friends! Photo by ennif pendahl on Unsplash Although these treats are primarily distributed for the benefit of the raccoon population, the vaccine is also helpful to foxes and skunks. Thankfully, these critters are also pretty fond of the snacks. Unfortunately, so are some other animals, such as squirrels and opossums. Since the vaccine isn’t really for them, researchers are trying to come up with a treat that only attracts the intended creatures. So far, this airborn treat distribution system has been very successful in keeping raccoon rabies under control. However, the government has a far more ambitious goal: to get rid of it completely! National Rabies Management Coordinator Rich Chipman told Wired that they’re hoping to do so by 2063. In the meantime, they’ll keep doing their best to prevent its spread among these animals. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post US Comes Up With Unique Airborne Treat “Attack” To Combat Rabies In Raccoons appeared first on InspireMore.

TikTok user georainbolt describes himself as a “professional Google Maps player.” Most people are familiar with Google Maps enough to get directions or find a known location. Folks like Rainbolt can locate almost anything in the world using GeoGuessr. Initially designed for game maps, GeoGuessr uses images on Google Maps to pinpoint locations. Rainbolt used the app to help find the location of this photo for a subscriber. @georainbolt this one felt good #geo #geoguessr #geography #geowizard ♬ space song – In GeoGuessr, a map game, players compete to find locations worldwide using Google Maps. The player pinpoints the location using images and Google Street View clues. In the example, the mountain range is the defining feature. The distinctive mountain range in the provided image is identical to the one in the GeoGuessr game map image from Google Maps. Although tree lines may vary over time due to natural growth, the contours of the mountains remain the same for centuries. The image is located near Lake Ritsa, near the Iupshara River in Abkhazia, Georgia (the country, not the state). This European location is a popular tourist destination. Images from TikTok. Once the coordinates were locked in, it was easy to align the contours of the landscape using the Street View feature. Rainbolt is a master at GeoGuessr game maps, which allow him to pinpoint locations quickly. The location gives the searcher a place to begin the search for a biological family. In 1995, new legislation in Russia permitted the adoption of older children. It is possible that the searcher was one of those first adoptees after the death of their birth mother. Using the GeoGuessr map game, a person might find more clues about their heritage. Please share if you enjoyed learning about GeoGuessr game maps and the game’s innovative use. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Man Helps Stranger Pinpoint Location Where Their Only Photo Of Birth Mother Was Shot appeared first on InspireMore.

This week, ancient stars have been found in an unlikely region of the Milky Way, a wonky-necked giraffe has been spotted in South Africa, and rock art provides evidence that South America’s early humans were in contact with diverse local wildlife. Finally, we question if cortisol, the “stress hormone”, is really the health villain it’s made out to be.Subscribe to the IFLScience newsletter for all the biggest science news delivered straight to your inbox every Wednesday and Saturday. New Species Of 69-Million-Year-Old Tyrannosaur Identified In Awesome Fossils A new tyrannosaur has been identified from China, dating back 66 to 72 million years. It was retrieved from the Nanxiong Formation of Nankang District, Ganzhou City, and has a lot to say about the evolution of tyrannosaurs. Among the tyrannosaurids, the group of dinosaurs that includes Tyrannosaurus rex, we observe two key body types, one of which was recently identified in southeastern China – and it's exciting news for tyrannosaur fans. Read the full story hereAncient Stars Found In Unlikely Region Of The Milky Way Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is a spiral galaxy. Its main components are a bulge at the center, a thin disk and a thick disk where the spiral arms are located, and a halo. The thin disk is believed to be the youngest component of the galaxy. So imagine how surprised astronomers were when they found some stars in it almost as old as the universe. Read the full story hereWonky-Necked Giraffe Spotted In South Africa Is Somehow Still Alive Sometimes in the animal world, genetics or circumstances throw something of a curveball. From dolphins with "thumbs" to whales with curved spines, these animals with slightly unusual morphology open up questions about survival and adaptations to different environments. That includes the latest addition to the gang: a giraffe with a wonky neck. Read the full story hereCOVID-19 Vaccine Nasal Drops Could Stop Viral Transmission You probably associate vaccination with a needle jabbed into your shoulder muscle, giving you that annoying muscle soreness for many hours (even days) after. Traditionally, most vaccinations are delivered in this way: intramuscularly. Now, a new vaccine delivered as nasal drops (just try not to sneeze) shows promise for drastically reducing transmission of airborne disease. Read the full story hereRock Art Shows Early Humans In South America's Contact With New World's Animals When people first set foot in the Amazon Basin thousands upon thousands of years ago, they were greeted by countless never-before-seen animal species. Remarkably, a smattering of the early encounters between humans and beasts were documented in the ancient rock art of Colombia. Read the full story hereTWIS is published weekly on our Linkedin page, join us there for even more content.Feature of the week: Cortisol: Is The “Stress Hormone” Really The Health Villain It’s Made Out To Be? Anyone who’s stumbled onto the “wellness” side of TikTok recently will no doubt have seen some sort of video about cortisol, with a whole bunch of people claiming that an imbalance of the oft-dubbed “stress hormone” is responsible for all sorts of health problems. Should we really be worried about it, or is this yet another case of popular pseudoscience? Read the full story here More content:Have you seen our e-magazine, CURIOUS? It’s just turned 2! Issue 25 August 2024 is available now. Check it out for exclusive interviews, book excerpts, long reads, and more.PLUS, season 4 of IFLScience's The Big Questions Podcast has begun. So far we’ve asked “Why Are We The Only Surviving Human Species?”, “How Is Climate Change Impacting Our Health?”, and “Is Evolutionary Biology Sexist?”

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