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<v Speaker 1>Calorokashock media are there? Johnny Mack with five good news stories.

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<v Speaker 1>A study suggests that giraffes may be better at math

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<v Speaker 1>than we thought. I don't know how good you thought

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<v Speaker 1>giraffes were at math, but they're apparently better than you

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<v Speaker 1>had thought. A researcher, sorry, I could edit that out

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<v Speaker 1>because now I just find this. I'm believing it hopefully

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<v Speaker 1>or smiling like I have. Okay, I do. Study for

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<v Speaker 1>researchers in Spain and Germany suggest that giraffes may be

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<v Speaker 1>capable of basic mathematical thinking. Scientists tested four giraffes at

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<v Speaker 1>the Barcelona Zoo by placing different numbers of carrot pieces

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<v Speaker 1>into two containers. After the containers were covered, researchers added

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<v Speaker 1>or removed carrots while the giraffes watched, then gave the

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<v Speaker 1>giraffes a chance to choose between them. When carrots were added,

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<v Speaker 1>the giraffes went for the container with more parrots. They

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<v Speaker 1>did that about sixty eight percent of the time, better

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<v Speaker 1>than would be expected by random chance. Further testing suggested

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<v Speaker 1>that at least two of the giraffes of the four

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<v Speaker 1>in this huge study weren't simply following visual clues, but

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<v Speaker 1>may have actually been keeping track of the carrots. The

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<v Speaker 1>animals were less successful when carrots were removed, suggesting that

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<v Speaker 1>giraffes are not good at subtraction. I don't know about that.

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<v Speaker 1>One new solar power technology could make fresh water cheaper

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<v Speaker 1>than bottled water. Scientists in China I figured out a

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<v Speaker 1>solar power desalination system that could dramatically reduce the cost

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<v Speaker 1>of turning seawater into safe drinking water. The experimental technology

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<v Speaker 1>uses sunlight and specially engineered nanomaterials to evaporate seawater far

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<v Speaker 1>more efficiently than previous designs. During a year long test,

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<v Speaker 1>the system produced more than five gallons of clean drinking

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<v Speaker 1>water every day, while also supplying enough fresh water to

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<v Speaker 1>irrigate vegetables including corn, beans and backchoy. We'll stay in

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<v Speaker 1>the ocean, Scientists have identified client resistant coral reefs. Using

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<v Speaker 1>AI to analyze more than forty five thousand observations collected

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<v Speaker 1>since nineteen sixty, researchers identified approximately sixty four thousand square

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<v Speaker 1>miles of coral reefs that could remain resilient to climate

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<v Speaker 1>change through at least twenty fifty The study found many

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<v Speaker 1>of the climate resistant reefs are located in the Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, Cuba,

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<v Speaker 1>the Bahamas, Belize, Nicaragua, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.

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<v Speaker 1>Scientists refer to these areas as coral refuges, places where

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<v Speaker 1>reefs appear to be better withstanding warming oceans, recover more

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<v Speaker 1>quickly from bleaching and avoid severe damage altogether. In Italy,

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<v Speaker 1>some engineering students built the world's largest paper airplane. That's right.

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<v Speaker 1>Students built a giant aircraft with a wingspan of nearly

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<v Speaker 1>sixty six feet at a length of twenty three feet.

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<v Speaker 1>The team called itself Project Icarus. They constructed the entire

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<v Speaker 1>airplane using only paper and glue. The paper airplane flew

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<v Speaker 1>nearly one hundred and ninety four feet during a launch

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<v Speaker 1>at that we Make Future Technology Fair in Bologna that

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<v Speaker 1>broke a record that had stood since twenty thirteen. The

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<v Speaker 1>students said the project began as a joke. Friends were

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<v Speaker 1>tossing airplanes between classes and then wondered how far they

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<v Speaker 1>could push the idea using real engineering principles. In a statement,

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<v Speaker 1>the team said months of study, simulations, mistakes and restarts followed.

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<v Speaker 1>In the end, we managed to bring back to Italy

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<v Speaker 1>a world record that had stood for thirteen years. Authorities

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<v Speaker 1>in Sailand found themselves chasing one hundred monkeys. Yes, the

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred monkeys had broken out of a local enclosure.

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<v Speaker 1>Now if that sounds like a lot of monkeys, officials

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<v Speaker 1>say workers managed to keep more than one thousand other

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<v Speaker 1>monkeys from joining the jailbreak. Police and local officials were

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<v Speaker 1>quickly dispatched around up the watering monkeys. The local area

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<v Speaker 1>has spent the past several years relocating thousands of free

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<v Speaker 1>roaming monkeys into large enclosures after the growing population became

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<v Speaker 1>increasingly aggressive in searching for food. The damage that allowed

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<v Speaker 1>the monkeys to escape has already been repaired, and plans

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<v Speaker 1>are underway to build an even more secure double layers

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<v Speaker 1>enclosure to prevent future monkey breakouts. However, not all the

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<v Speaker 1>monkeys are back. The monkey roundup continues. If you're in

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<v Speaker 1>Thailand and you see a monkey, please contact your local authorities.

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<v Speaker 1>And those are your five good news stories for today.

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<v Speaker 1>Have a great day.