Farming arrived in Europe with migrants, isotopic data show
For decades, archaeologists have debated how farming spread to Stone Age Europe, setting the stage for the rise of Western civilization.
Archaeology
Feb 11, 2013
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News tagged with technological civilization
Century's end may bring annual 100-year floods
Most coastal communities will encounter 100-year floods annually by the end of the century, even under a moderate scenario where carbon dioxide emissions peak by 2040, a new study finds. And as early as 2050, regions worldwide ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 12, 2023
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New study suggests evolutionary forces are behind collective discrimination
New research published in the inaugural issue of the academic journal Collective Intelligence suggests that evolutionary forces may be fueling collective tendencies to discriminate.
Mathematics
Nov 10, 2022
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Sensor breakthrough paves way for groundbreaking map of world under Earth surface
An object hidden below ground has been located using quantum technology—a long-awaited milestone with profound implications for industry, human knowledge and national security.
General Physics
Feb 23, 2022
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Does intelligent life exist on other planets? Technosignatures may hold new clues
In 1995 a pair of scientists discovered a planet outside our solar system orbiting a solar-type star. Since that finding—which won the scientists a portion of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics—researches have discovered ...
Astronomy
Jun 19, 2020
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New iPhone brings face recognition (and fears) to the masses
Apple will let you unlock the iPhone X with your face—a move likely to bring facial recognition to the masses, along with concerns over how the technology may be used for nefarious purposes.
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 29, 2017
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Huge FBI facial recognition database flawed: audit
A facial recognition database compiled by the FBI has more than 400 million images to help criminal investigations, but lacks adequate safeguards for accuracy and privacy protection, a congressional audit shows.
Security
Jun 16, 2016
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Close ties between White House, NSA spying review
Stung by public unease about new details of spying by the National Security Agency, President Barack Obama selected a panel of advisers he described as independent experts to scrutinize the NSA's surveillance programs to ...
Internet
Sep 22, 2013
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Warrant needed for GPS tracking, high court says (Update)
(AP) -- In a rare defeat for law enforcement, the Supreme Court unanimously agreed on Monday to bar police from installing GPS technology to track suspects without first getting a judge's approval. The justices made clear ...
Telecom
Jan 23, 2012
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First physical evidence of tobacco in a Mayan container
A scientist at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an anthropologist from the University at Albany teamed up to use ultra-modern chemical analysis technology at Rensselaer to analyze ancient Mayan pottery for proof of tobacco ...
Archaeology
Jan 11, 2012
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