What can Pokemon Go teach the world of conservation?
Launched in July this year, Pokémon Go has become a global phenomenon, reaching 500 million downloads within two months of release.
Ecology
Nov 16, 2016
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Roman military camp dating back to conquest of Gaul throws light on part of world history
In the vicinity of Hermeskeil, a small town some 30 kilometers southeast of the city of Trier in the Hunsrueck region in the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate, archaeologists from Johannes Gutenberg University ...
Archaeology
Sep 14, 2012
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Alan Turing at 100
It is hard to overstate the importance of Alan Turing, the British mathematician who died in 1954. He was a hero in science, for one. Turing invented the concepts that underlie modern computers and artificial intelligence. ...
Computer Sciences
Sep 14, 2012
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In 200 years of animal welfare concerns, cruelty remains a significant issue, researcher says
Dr. Helen Cowie from the University of York's Department of History is investigating human-animal relationships throughout history and has found that what society considers "traditional" and "long-standing" interactions with ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 11, 2023
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Statistics can help us figure out how historic battles could have turned out differently, say experts
Statistical methods can evaluate whether pivotal military events, like the Battle of Jutland, American involvement in the Vietnam war or the nuclear arms race, could've turned out otherwise, according to a new book.
Mathematics
Aug 30, 2023
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Opinion: Cities are central to our future—they have the power to make, or break, society's advances
We live in tumultuous times. In the space of just a few years, we have witnessed a surge in populist politics across the world, a global pandemic, a spike in environmental disasters and a fraying of geopolitical relations ...
Social Sciences
Jun 22, 2023
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A woman bought a sculpture at Goodwill for $34.99. It actually was a missing ancient Roman bust.
An ancient Roman bust from around the first century that had been missing for decades has finally made its way into the San Antonio Museum of Art, and all it took was for one artist to buy it from a Texas Goodwill for under ...
Archaeology
May 6, 2022
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Remote working: The future of work or just shirking from home?
Working from home during the pandemic has significantly impacted the economy in both the UK and internationally, but it certainly didn't dent one sub-sector: the Opinion Factories. These have been working overtime, either ...
Economics & Business
Apr 28, 2022
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Iraqis clean up river as first green projects take root
Garbage clogs the banks of Iraq's Tigris River in Baghdad but an army of young volunteers is cleaning it, a rare environmental project in the war-battered country.
Environment
Apr 10, 2022
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World leaders urged to 'save humanity' at climate summit
World leaders must act to "save humanity", UN chief Antonio Guterres said on Monday as they met for the historic COP26 climate summit that observers said got under way with more talk than action.
Environment
Nov 1, 2021
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