Monkeys use crafty techniques to get junk food from tourists

Hanuman langurs have adapted their behaviour to thrive around human environments Ondrej Prosicky / Alamy A group of monkeys in India has developed a range of ingenious techniques to acquire food peacefully from devout tourists. Revered as holy at the Dakshineswar temple complex near Kolkata, Hanuman langurs (Semnopithecus entellus) quietly grab visitors’ legs, tug on…

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Who should you trust for a weather forecast?

MaryLou Costa Technology Reporter Getty Images Queensland has seen serious winter and spring flooding As the skies unleashed six months of rain in February over North Queensland, Australia, many locals endured sleepless nights, unsure what level of flooding and damage they would wake up to. Perhaps none more so than Andrew Brown – a cybersecurity…

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