Scientists recreated the long-lost chirps of Jurassic insects
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“Researchers used artificial intelligence and detailed modeling of fossilized wings to simulate the sounds made by extinct, katydid-like insects. The project allows listeners to hear a reconstructed soundscape from 165 million years ago.”
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