Just south of the Galapagos' Marchena Island, there's a dive spot known by locals as the "fish arena."
Ecology
Oct 23, 2020
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60
Like every Chinese child, Li Hanwei spent her schooldays memorising thousands of the intricate characters that make up the Chinese writing system.
Other
Aug 26, 2010
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Philipp Mattheis knew his gaming app was addictive when he realised he kept checking his phone—hooked by the brightly-coloured reminders telling him to play again or risk falling from the triple-figure level he had reached.
Software
Jan 30, 2015
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31
It's cheap, recycled, and has centuries of tradition: "shimogoe" or "fertilizer from a person's bottom" is finding new favor in Japan as Ukraine's war hikes the price of chemical alternatives.
Agriculture
Jun 30, 2023
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40
Learning a new language can be a challenge, as new vocabulary and grammatical rules can be hard for some people to grasp. To address this issue, a group of linguistics graduate students are examining how a person's working ...
Social Sciences
Apr 15, 2013
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0
As a schoolboy, Akihiro Matsumura spent hundreds of hours learning the intricate Chinese characters that make up a part of written Japanese. Now, the graduate student can rely on his smartphone, tablet and laptop to remember ...
Other
Jun 25, 2013
2
0
The world's major writing systems have tended to simplify over time, with a notable exception: New research shows that the Chinese writing system has become increasingly complex over the course of its 3000-year history.
Other
Nov 23, 2022
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63
Harvard University scientists on Wednesday said they had created Smileys, Chinese characters and card-game symbols at scales of billionths of a metre using strands of DNA.
Bio & Medicine
May 30, 2012
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0
Want to engrave a few words in Chinese on your new iPad? No problem - Apple offers consumers in mainland China free personalization. Just don't get too political.
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 17, 2014
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0
South Korea's high-tech sector won't be taking the spotlight at Taiwan's biggest annual extravaganza.
Business
Dec 31, 2012
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