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Now, scientists in Brazil report the first proof that the animals are indeed exposed to cocaine. Thirteen sharpnose sharks taken from coastal waters near Rio de Janeiro had traces of the drug in their muscles and livers, researchers report this week in Science of the Total Environment.

The findings are “very important and potentially worrying,” says Sara Novais, a marine ecotoxicologist at the Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre of the Polytechnic University of Leiria. Novais, who was not involved in the study, cautions that more research is needed to determine whether the sharks—or the humans who eat them—are harmed by the exposure.

Cocaine has been detected in sewage and rivers in many countries, including Brazil. Around Rio de Janeiro, the drug probably enters the sea directly in drainage from illegal labs where cocaine is refined. It also comes from drug users via untreated sewage. Cocaine packs lost or dumped by traffickers could also be a source.

The_CUrE (./65288) :
Oui mais bon on se réjouit comme on peut.

flanker (./65293) :

The_CUrE (./65288) :
Oui mais bon on se réjouit comme on peut.

Je ne vois pas trop ce qu'il y a de réjouissant. Les sanctions ne s'appliquent que dans un seul sens : on ne voit pas trop France Inter être sanctionné pour l'irrespect du pluralisme.

Japanese media report that retail outlets at the airport – which serves the regional city of Chitose on Japan's northernmost island, Hokkaido – are required to store scissors in a locker. When staff need to cut something, they withdraw the scissors and then replace them after they're done snipping.

But last Saturday, an unnamed retailer at the airport was unable to find a pair of scissors. A lengthy search ensued, during which security checks for incoming passengers were paused for at least two hours.

Chaos ensued as queues expanded, passengers were denied entry, and airport authorities scrambled to determine whether the scissors had been swiped by somebody with malicious intent.

The incident saw over 200 flights delayed, and 36 cancelled altogether. The mess meant some artists didn't appear at a music festival.

Happily, the scissors were eventually found – in the very same shop from which they had gone missing, and not in the hands of someone nefarious. But it took time for authorities to verify the scissors were the missing cutters and not another misplaced pair.