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AI and Thermal Cameras Help Ships Steer Clear Of Gray Whales

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By Katherine Bourzac Verified
| Flipboard
1 day ago Many of the dead whales have appeared thin and weak. Researchers think there’s a problem with their food supply in the Arctic — a result of melting ice. Dead, emaciated gray whales have been washing up on Washington state shores at a shocking pace over the last few months. Since March, 21 whales …
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Thermal Cameras and AI Help Ships Steer Clear Of Gray Whales

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By Katherine Bourzac Verified
| Fixing the Future
On a sunny Tuesday afternoon in May, San Francisco Bay is busy. Container ships the size of skyscrapers deliver their wares to the Port of Oakland, tankers bear fuel, and ferries carry tourists to their hikes and commuters to their jobs at AI startups. Looking down at this marine traffic from Angel Island, located near the entrance to the bay, a group of excited scientists point to some sparkles on the surface of the water: Three gray whales are coming up for breaths.
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Old antibiotics are being revived to fight new threats

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By Katherine Bourzac Verified
| Nature Verified
An alarming increase in bacterial infections that don’t respond to many medicines has forced physicians to reach for outdated drugs at the back of the cupboard. In doing so, however, they might have stumbled on a wellspring of options for tackling the threat of antimicrobial resistance. The unfashionable antibiotics in question are antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). Microorganisms, insects and mammals alike make thousands of these small proteins, typically no more than 60 amino acids in length.
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