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Heavy metal poisoning may be changing birds’ personalities

Heavy metal poisoning may be changing birds’ personalities

22 March 2018

Great tits exposed to toxic metals like cadmium and lead alter their behaviour, becoming less exploratory and more cautious, suggesting their personalities have been reshaped
A researcher pointing at seismograph readings recorded from a massive quake near Sumatra's in 2005.

Earthquake AI makes it easier to predict devastation of strikes

16 March 2018

A new computer system can identify seismic activity with twice the accuracy of the current best algorithms and is nearly as good as human experts

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