{"id":1293,"date":"2021-04-27T06:03:52","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T04:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/27\/how-a-hi-tech-search-for-genghis-khan-is-helping-polar-bears\/"},"modified":"2021-04-27T06:03:52","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T04:03:52","slug":"how-a-hi-tech-search-for-genghis-khan-is-helping-polar-bears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/27\/how-a-hi-tech-search-for-genghis-khan-is-helping-polar-bears\/","title":{"rendered":"How a hi-tech search for Genghis Khan is helping polar bears"},"content":{"rendered":"

Researchers are going on a bear hunt, using AI and radar to spot dens and track the threatened Arctic predators<\/p>\n

Genghis Khan got his dying wish: despite attempts by archaeologists and scientists to find the Mongolian ruler\u2019s final resting place, the location remains a secret 800 years after his death<\/a>. The search for his tomb, though, has inspired an innovative project that could help protect polar bears.<\/p>\n

\u201cI randomly tuned into the radio one night and heard an expert talking about the use of synthetic aperture radar<\/a> [SAR] to look for Genghis Khan\u2019s tomb,\u201d says Tom Smith, associate professor in plant and wildlife sciences at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Utah. \u201cThey were using SAR to penetrate layers of forest canopy in upper Mongolia, looking for the ruins of a burial structure.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nResearchers are going on a bear hunt, using AI and radar to spot dens and track the threatened Arctic predators
\nGenghis Khan got his dying wish: despite attempts by archaeologists and scientists to find the Mongolian ruler\u2019s final resting place, the location remains a secret 800 years after his death. The search for his tomb, though, has inspired an innovative project that could help protect polar bears.
\n\u201cI randomly tuned into the radio one night and heard an expert talking about the use of synthetic aperture radar [SAR] to look for Genghis Khan\u2019s tomb,\u201d says Tom Smith, associate professor in plant and wildlife sciences at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Utah. \u201cThey were using SAR to penetrate layers of forest canopy in upper Mongolia, looking for the ruins of a burial structure.\u201d Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Researchers are going on a bear hunt, using AI and radar to spot dens and track the threatened Arctic predators Genghis Khan got his dying wish: despite attempts by archaeologists and scientists to find the Mongolian ruler\u2019s final resting place, the location remains a secret 800 years after his death. The search for his tomb, …<\/p>\n

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