Emily Kwong

What is the value in this research for you both in really understanding internet connectivity when it's shut down?

Sure, from like natural disasters and such.

Given the power of the Internet in modern life, Amanda, what do people lose when they don't have access to the Internet?

As for Iran, estimates for when the internet will be fully restored range from days to weeks.

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So a new study in the Journal of Animal Ecology found that they're breeding earlier than ever in the Antarctic spring.