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Humans may be to blame for a big earthquake in South Korea

Humans may be to blame for a big earthquake in South Korea

26 April 2018

An earthquake that struck South Korea in 2017 was caused by a geothermal energy project that injected water underground – and risk assessments missed it
How an Amazonian people convey their entire language by drumbeat

How an Amazonian people convey their entire language by drumbeat

24 April 2018

The Bora people can encode complex messages into drumbeats that mimic human speech, and even include a “ringtone” to announce the start of a message

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