The first-known original Greek copy of a heretical Christian writing describing Jesus' secret teachings to his brother James has been discovered at Oxford University by biblical scholars at The University of Texas at Austin.
Archaeology
Nov 30, 2017
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Emoticons, irregular spellings and exclamation points in text messages aren't sloppy or a sign that written language is going down the tubes—these "textisms" help convey meaning and intent in the absence of spoken conversation, ...
Social Sciences
Nov 14, 2017
1
954
New vehicle infotainment systems can take drivers' eyes and attention off the road and hands off the wheel for dangerous periods of time, according to new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Drivers using ...
Other
Oct 5, 2017
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81
Men could be held responsible for the failure to produce children as far back as medieval times, a new study of medical and religious texts has shown.
Archaeology
Jul 27, 2017
1
53
It only takes a few seconds for an employee of one of the world's leading hacking companies to take a locked smartphone and pull the data from it.
Security
Nov 23, 2016
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A US security company says a Chinese-made smartphone popular in the United States forwarded detailed user data and user texts back to a Chinese server without the phone owner's knowledge.
Security
Nov 16, 2016
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30
You might start seeing more ads when getting directions from Google's popular mapping service.
Internet
May 24, 2016
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27
While much has been made about the dangers of texting and driving, less attention has been focused on the age-old distractions of being absent minded or upset while driving. A team of researchers from the University of Houston ...
Other
May 12, 2016
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753
Scholars have long debated how much of the Hebrew bible was composed before the destruction of Jerusalem and the Kingdom of Judah in 586 BCE. While scholars agree that key biblical texts were written starting in the 7th century ...
Archaeology
Apr 11, 2016
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686
As fierce competition leads to rapid innovation in the smartphone market, hackers have pounced on cracks in defenses of developments on devices at the heart of modern lifestyles, experts say.
Security
Aug 7, 2015
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