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Neat News 2020-287 (added 2020-10-13)

Monitoring animals from space

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In the ICARUS project, International Cooperation for Animal Research Using Space, animals are equipped with small transmitters and monitored from the International Space Station (ISS). Unusual behaviour can be recognized and potential problems noticed. For instance, there have been reports that animals seemed to flee from impending earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.

News seen at: Deutsche Welle - Science

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