A recently discovered note, drawn up by Leonardo da Vinci's father, Piero, in November 1452, shows that he emancipated an enslaved woman named Caterina.
Archaeology
Mar 29, 2023
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Climate change took center stage at Australia's recent Federal election with many voters using their ballots to put the environment at the top of the political agenda.
Environment
Jun 2, 2022
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Researchers in Fiji have used the recently developed COVID-19 based global "fear index" to investigate the impact of the pandemic on nine major Asia-Pacific countries, specifically: Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, ...
Economics & Business
Jan 7, 2022
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At least half of American families have been giving money to charity every year—but that fraction had been declining prior to the global pandemic.
Social Sciences
May 7, 2020
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Facing criticism that it is too close to Boeing, the Federal Aviation Administration has invited global regulators to a meeting on the Boeing 737 MAX next month as it works to restore confidence following two deadly crashes.
Business
Apr 25, 2019
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Returning samples from the surface of Mars has been a high-priority goal of the international Mars exploration community for many years. Although randomly collected samples would be potentially interesting, they would not ...
Space Exploration
Mar 6, 2019
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US tax authorities will give Americans an extra day to send in their tax returns after the government computer system for filing them electronically failed on the day of the deadline.
Internet
Apr 18, 2018
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In "Making Life Multi-Planetary" Elon Musk, CEO and Lead Designer at SpaceX, presents the updated design for the Big Falcon Rocket (BFR), the powerful rocket intended to propel a newly modified space vehicle to the International ...
Space Exploration
Mar 26, 2018
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The U.S. space exploration program should continue to focus on robotic sample recovery and human missions to Mars, says Scott Hubbard, Editor-in-Chief of New Space. He details the benefits and risks of this strategy in an ...
Space Exploration
Dec 7, 2017
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A new paper from Tilburg University, 'Diversity Investing', provides more evidence supporting the case for diverse executive teams. Between 2002 and 2014, US firms whose management teams were more diverse, in terms of personal ...
Economics & Business
Jan 19, 2016
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