WELCOME TO THIS WEEK’S EDITION OF SALIENCE
This week we cover long-forgotten soil, robot families, and interaction with the weather. Plus, we navigate the debt landscape, and some furry friends put the ‘zoo’ in Zoom.
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Dig deep
Sometimes, you really should look down – especially if you’re in Greenland. Scientists have extracted plant material from soil approximately 4,500 feet below the surface of an ice sheet, analysis of which has redefined our understanding of its historical landscape.
Modern families
Is this the newest form of life? Scientists have been ‘breeding’ robots by combining the code of existing machines that are well-suited to specific functions, potentially revolutionising our potential to explore far-flung planets.
Wrap your head around debt
This past year has been something of a rollercoaster, economically speaking. With that in mind, investment firm and Sapience client LGB & Co has organised a webinar on ‘Decoding Debt’, bringing together themes including interest rates, inflation, and the outlook for investors.
Rain, rain, don’t go away
Though it may be unimaginable in England, scientists in other parts of the world are having to encourage rainfall from reluctant clouds. A project in the UAE is sending drones high into the skies, with the hope of using electrical charges to make droplets fall to earth.
And finally… Monkey business
Humans aren’t the only ones socialising through a screen in the pandemic. Chimpanzees in a Czech zoo are interacting with faraway friends through a video-conferencing link, and are exhibiting behaviour which is all too familiar for any seasoned cinema-goers.
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