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Traffic in San Francisco

Uber and Lyft increased traffic delays in San Francisco by 40 percent

8 May 2019

Uber and Lyft say they help cut down on vehicle congestion, but a new analysis of San Francisco traffic found they did the opposite over a six year period
Two wasps

Wasps are the first invertebrates seen to use a type of logic

7 May 2019

Wasps may be able use a type of logical reasoning called transitive inference to avoid an electric shock and are the first invertebrates we've seen doing so

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