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Cosmos news

A quick look at news from the big picture 

An autonomous drone has outperformed human racing pilots for the first time, thanks to a new intelligent algorithm from the University of Zurich. 🔗 Link

Sydney’s sulphur-crested cockatoos are the first parrots known to have culture. They’ve taught each other the reasonably complex behaviour of how to open the lid of closed bins. The behaviour started in 3 suburbs and has now spread to 41 🔗 Link

Climate change-related wildfires and droughts are already affecting coffee, wine, marijuana, seafood, and even Christmas trees. The smoke of even distant wildfires can make wine taste ashy. 🔗 Link


Weekly wonders

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🐠 Aquatic Life Certified Cutie
Posted by golder55

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🌍 Exploring Our World italian town of portofino
Posted by After-Analyst-888

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🌍 Exploring Our World There’s cities, there’s metropolises, and then there’s Barcelona.
Posted by madrid987