A new study has found that concentrations of essential minerals inside rhino horns are too low to provide consumers with any health benefits, questioning their use in traditional Chinese medicine. The ...

The bright blue blood of the horseshoe crab is used around the world to detect bacterial contamination in vaccines. Synonymous with luxury, sturgeon caviar has been patented as an antidote to ...

A powerful new alliance is putting the fight against illegal rhino horn use into the hands of Viet Nam’s future journalists and traditional medicine practitioners. The partnership — between TRAFFIC, ...

WWF has responded to the news that China’s decision to postpone the implementation of the new regulation of allowing the use of tiger bones and rhino horns in medical treatments. Commenting on the ...

Vietnamese citizens are being encouraged to stop buying or consuming rhino horn through a series of advertisements developed by WWF and TRAFFIC as part of their campaign against Illegal Wildlife Trade ...

Scientists in South Africa are now injecting the horns of live rhinos with non-toxic radioactive isotopes to make the horns unfit for human consumption and allow for easier tracking at international ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...