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Alice Kober noticed that words in the ancient script Linear B shared recurring beginnings and endings. Signs between them seemed to bridge the parts. She used these patterns to infer that the language changed word forms to show grammar, even before anyone knew what language it was.

The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami struck Somalia harder than Bangladesh, even though Bangladesh was much closer to the earthquake. Tsunami waves do not spread evenly: coastlines, underwater geography, and the direction of wave energy all affect where destruction is greatest. Distance alone is a poor measure of safety.