A year after they were authorised, the use of mobile phones aboard planes remains very limited in Europe, with only 27 planes equipped to allow them, the European Commission said Thursday.
Telecom
Apr 2, 2009
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Google has introduced ads to the results of search queries on Google News in a move aimed at turning the news aggregation site into a money-making venture that may raise the hackles of newspapers and other media outlets.
Internet
Feb 26, 2009
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Observing and betting on cricket fights has been part of Chinese cultural tradition since at least the Sung Dynasty (A.D. 960-1278). This ancient practice has resulted in quite a detailed list of characteristics that Chinese ...
Jan 7, 2009
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Science and faith are often kept in two distinct boxes that hardly ever intersect. However, I believe that as AI becomes more mainstream, it will fundamentally alter our engagement with faith and spirituality.
Social Sciences
Feb 6, 2024
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It is no secret that the Romans were heavy wine drinkers. Estimates put the average Roman male's consumption at a liter or more of diluted wine per day. The drink was also a symbol of civilized behavior, and widely used as ...
Archaeology
Jan 4, 2024
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For the first time ever, food and agriculture took center stage at the annual United Nations climate conference in 2023.
Ecology
Dec 4, 2023
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Right now, thousands of people across the U.S. are in prison awaiting trial for a misdemeanor charge. A growing body of research indicates that if someone had sent each of them a text message at just the right time, with ...
Social Sciences
Oct 26, 2023
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: More and more articles are popping up about the possibilities offered by artificial intelligence for researching documents in the oldest scripts, from translating ancient texts, to filling in missing parts of clay tablets. ...
Archaeology
Oct 10, 2023
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An excavation in Turkey has brought to light an unknown Indo-European language. Professor Daniel Schwemer, an expert for the ancient Near East, is involved in investigating the discovery.
Archaeology
Sep 21, 2023
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"Genderqueer" and "nonbinary" are contemporary terms for people who don't fit neatly into male or female categories. But acknowledging that not everyone fits neatly into those two groups has a much longer history than you ...
Social Sciences
Jul 10, 2023
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