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Unlike insects, birds cannot detect the bats' ultrasonic calls and only realize the danger moments before being caught.

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He is also developing a device to detect signs of unattended deaths that he said can harm the environment, causing pest infestations and forcing the disposal of belongings from entire households.

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The comet, officially known as C/2025 A6, was detected in January by astronomers at the Mount Lemmon Survey in Arizona and will not return for 1,300 years.

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For instance, a swarm of drones might one day monitor vast areas to detect early-stage wildfires that current monitoring systems sometimes miss.

"We were able to detect a set of blood-metabolite changes, a 'screen-time fingerprint,' validating the potential biological impact of the screen time behavior," he said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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