It's not clear what tune they're humming, but it's important in social structure.
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What Does the Giraffe Say? Scientists Find the Answer
This Software Could Change How the Maps in Your Apps Get Made
New software from Mapbox could make it easier to turn geodata into useful apps and maps.
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The Chile Earthquake’s First Tsunami Waves Strike
A tide gauge less than 100 miles from the quake's epicenter has logged wave heights in excess of 14 feet.
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A Massive Quake Just Struck Off the Coast of Chile
An 8.3 moment magnitude quake struck northwest of Santiago.
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Exxon’s Own Scientists Confirmed Climate Change—In the 70s
The oil and gas giant took climate change seriously.
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How Can You Tell if a Volcano Is Restless? It’s Complicated
When a volcano becomes restless, the language we use to describe that unrest is different. Can we all speak the same language?
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California’s Fire Problem Is Turning Into a Smoke Problem
Tens of thousands of acres in California are burning, releasing clouds of smoke that affect people across the state.
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Watch: New Horizons Begins to Send Back All Its Pluto Pics
It'll take a year for New Horizons to send back all the information it gathered on Pluto when it flew by the dwarf planet in July.
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Toppling Cranes Aren’t the Only Things Threatening Mecca
In the crowded conditions in Mecca during the hajj, just one sneeze or cough loaded with a sufficiently contagious microbe could spell big trouble.
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Time to Add Pistachios to California’s List of Problems
For once, something terrible in California is not the drought’s fault. At least not entirely.
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