Read more about the article Experts Use Fibre Optic Cable Network To Detect Landslides, Quakes and Fires
Image shows (from left to right) Vlad Dumitru, Werner Lienhart and Lisa Strasser from the Institute of Engineering Geodesy and Measurement Systems at TU Graz, Austria, undated photo. They developed a measurement method that uses exciting fibre optic lines to detect landslides earlier. (Lunghammer - TU Graz/Newsflash)

Experts Use Fibre Optic Cable Network To Detect Landslides, Quakes and Fires

Scientists in Austria have developed a way of detecting fires, rockslides and earthquakes by measuring minute changes in the light pulses in fibre optic cable networks caused by shifts in…

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Read more about the article Smartwatch Apps Can Detect Irregular Heartbeat
Smartwatch app found to accurately detect atrial fibrillation in a study presented at the American College of Cardiology. (Google Maps/Newsflash)

Smartwatch Apps Can Detect Irregular Heartbeat

People with an irregular heartbeat that puts them at risk of strokes, blood clots and other heart complications are being mostly correctly diagnosed by smartwatches, according to new research. The…

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Read more about the article Snow Transforms Mountaintop Watchtower Into Massive Sculpture Resembling Swan On Ice
A watchtower in Uludaz Plateau which Soner Yalcin photographed during summer in Kahramanmaras, Turkey. (Soner Yalcin/Newsflash)

Snow Transforms Mountaintop Watchtower Into Massive Sculpture Resembling Swan On Ice

These images show how heavy snow transformed a mountaintop watchtower used to detect fires into a massive ice sculpture resembling a "huge swan on ice". The incident took place at…

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Read more about the article Four New Viruses Discovered In Rare Giant Tortoises In The Galapagos Islands After COVID-Style Tests
Illustrative image: Scientists discover novel viruses in Galapagos giant tortoises. (Juan Manuel García, CDF/Newsflash)

Four New Viruses Discovered In Rare Giant Tortoises In The Galapagos Islands After COVID-Style Tests

Four new viruses have been discovered in giant tortoises is in the Galapagos Islands after 454 of the animals underwent COVID-style testing. The research showed that the infected animals live…

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