Jurassic Insects Sing: AI Reconstructs a 165-Million-Year Soundscape

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Researchers reconstructed the mating calls of Jurassic Orthoptera from exceptionally preserved fossils, using AI to simulate the sounds and revealing a surprisingly rich ancient soundscape, including a species that produced ultrasonic calls beyond human hearing.
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