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New laser technology is being developed to help border security distinguish between illegal elephant ivory and legal mammoth tusks, addressing a significant challenge in enforcing the ban on modern ivory trade.
Japan's "Moon Sniper" mission encountered a critical power issue after landing on the lunar surface, potentially hindering its study of the moon's origins; researchers traced the movements of a female mammoth and discovered human hunting camps in the same areas; Malaysia's tiger population is dwindling, with only an estimated 150 left, prompting conservation efforts; a rare fossilized grasshopper nursery from 29 million years ago was discovered in Oregon; and winter storms in the US brought "frost quakes," loud sounds and tremors caused by sudden freezing of the ground, prompting scientists to study the phenomenon further.