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3 years ago+4 4 0A Clue to van Gogh’s Final Days Is Found in His Last Painting
A researcher says he has uncovered the precise location where the artist painted “Tree Roots,” thought to be the last piece he worked on the day he suffered a fatal gunshot wound.
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3 years ago+3 3 0Is Belief in God Necessary for Good Values? Global Survey on Religion and Morality
A median of 45% across 34 surveyed countries say it is necessary to believe in God to be moral and have good values. However, public opinion on this question, as well as the role of God, prayer and religion varies by country, region and economic deve ...
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3 years ago+13 13 0High-tech glove translates sign language into speech in real time
A glove that translates sign language into speech in real time has been developed by scientists -- potentially allowing deaf people to communicate directly with anyone, without the need for a translator. The wearable device contains sensors that run ...
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3 years ago+23 23 0Game-Changing New Smart Sponge Soaks Up Oil Spills, Saving Water And Wildlife
A team from Northwestern University has developed a highly porous smart sponge that can selectively soak up oil spills in water. With an ability to absorb more than 30 times its weight in oil, the sponge could be used to inexpensively and efficiently ...
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3 years ago+2 2 0New study sheds light on how and why being hard-to-get can make you seem more desirable
Reciprocation of attraction — people’s tendency to like those who like them — may encourage the initiation of relationships with targets of interest. Immediately reciprocating another person’s expression of liking, however, may not be the most effect ...
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3 years ago+13 13 0Former iOS Chief Scott Forstall Shares Intriguing Story of His Interview With Steve Jobs at NeXT
Former Apple executive and iOS chief Scott Forstall made a rare public appearance this week at Code.org's virtual Code Break event, and in between classes, Forstall shared the intriguing story of how he was hired by Steve Jobs. Forstall revealed ...
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3 years ago+4 4 0How England became the 'sweetshop of Europe'
In September 1591, Queen Elizabeth I stopped during her annual progress around her kingdom at the home of the Earl of Hertford, Elvetham Hall near Basingstoke in south-east England. The second night’s entertainment was reported to be quite the culina ...
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4 years ago+11 11 0The U.S.' coronavirus recovery is way behind Europe's
Other countries — even some hit hard by the coronavirus — are beating back their outbreaks more successfully than the U.S. Why it matters: The number of new cases every day is holding steady in the U.S., but it's not going down — a key benchmark ...
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4 years ago+17 17 0African swine fever outbreak reported in western Poland
An outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) was confirmed on Monday on a farm near the village of Więckowice near Poznań in western Poland, less than 150km (93 miles) from the border with Germany. African swine fever is a highly contagious virus which i ...
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4 years ago+2 2 0Artificial Intelligence Finds A Strong New Antibiotic For the Very First Time
Scientists have identified a powerful new antibiotic compound utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) which can kill some of the world’s most dangerous germs. According to a study published in the journal Cell, the chemical successfully eliminated str ...
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4 years ago+13 13 0Most expensive ever: New Mac Pro for the price of an apartment or BMW
US tech giant Apple has started selling its new Mac Pro via its website. In case you were thinking of getting one as a Christmas...
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4 years ago+3 3 0China dumps 200 million cubic metres of waste in sea after drive to stop throwing it in rivers
More than 200 million cubic metres of waste found floating off Chinese shores last year
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4 years ago+23 23 0Sacha Baron Cohen tore into Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook over hate speech, violence, and political lies
The "Borat" actor Sacha Baron Cohen launched a full-throated attack against tech companies and accused them of allowing hate speech to proliferate on their platforms in a 25-minute speech to the Anti-Defamation League on Thursday night.
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4 years ago+2 2 0Japanese Fisheries Collapsed Due to Pesticides, New Research Says
Scientists announced today that pesticide use on rice fields led to the collapse of a nearby fishery in Lake Shinji, Japan, according to a new study published in the journal Science.
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4 years ago+4 4 0YouTube stars raise over $6m to plant trees around the world
A group of YouTube stars have raised more than $6m (£4.7m) to plant trees around the world by rallying their huge numbers of subscribers. The American YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson, known as MrBeast, was challenged on Reddit in May to plant 20m trees to ...
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4 years ago+23 23 0Why Renaissance Paintings Aren't as Green as They Used to Be
Once a brilliant hue, the pigment verdigris is now mostly brown.
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4 years ago+3 3 0Diabetes drug offers hope of new treatment for multiple sclerosis
Scientists have raised hopes of a new treatment for multiple sclerosis after animal studies showed a common diabetes drug can repair nerve damage caused by the disease. The effect of the drug was so striking that doctors in Cambridge are now planning ...
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4 years ago+4 4 0Reserve Bank warns climate change posing increasing risk to financial stability
Australia’s central bank has delivered a clear warning that climate change is exposing financial institutions and the financial system more broadly to risks that will rise over time if action isn’t taken. The RBA’s financial stability review, releas ...
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4 years ago+25 25 0 x 1Instagram's Opioid Recovery Hashtags Are Full Of Drug Dealers
“Oxys, Roxy, Xans, Addy, codeine, perc...Available 24.7 for delivery.”
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4 years ago+13 13 0Humans Dominated Earth Earlier Than Previously Thought
Archaeologists worldwide pooled their knowledge of past land use — and pushed back the date when human farming and other practices began altering the planet.