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The past five to six hundred years are often regarded as the years of greatest progress. Yet cruelty, plunder, injustice, massacres and genocides have also been seen in some of their worst forms during these centuries. The last century has been called the century of the greatest progress but in fact this is the century in which the basic life-nurturing conditions of the planet have been ravaged the most.
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The use of English as the norm poses challenges for scholars from regions where English is not widely spoken. They must decide whether to publish in English for global visibility, or publish in their native language to make their work accessible to local communities. And when they work in English, they end up expending more time and effort writing and revising papers than their native English-speaking peers. We reviewed the policies of 736 journals in the biological sciences.
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In his Critias dialogue, Plato claimed that the metal was mined in many parts of the continent and that its buildings – including a Temple of Poseidon and royal palace – were coated in it. It is perhaps unsurprising, therefore, that orichalcum has been at the heart of the centuries-old search for the drowned continent. In late 2014, a diver named Francesco Cassarino discovered 40 ingots of a mysterious metal nestled within
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The museum's William L. McKnight-3M Omnitheater, which is 70 feet wide and 90 feet tall, provides an immersive experience for moviegoers. The celebration of science on the biggest screens in the Twin Cities metro returns on Feb. 24 during KARE 11 Saturday at the Science Museum of Minnesota. Viewers will follow the high-stakes global mission to build JWST and launch it into orbit 1 million miles from Earth in an attempt to answer questions that have haunted us since beginning of time
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The inside of the cereal box eclipse viewer. Look through the open side of the top and move the box around until the sun is focused into the pinhole. REMEMBER: It is NEVER safe to look directly at the sun... even with sunglasses. So, during a solar eclipse, you need proper eye protection at any point leading up to and after totality.
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Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPTs) are a class of deep-learning models that leverage the transformer architecture to generate human-like text based on input prompts. GPTs excel at a wide range of NLP tasks, including text generation, language translation, sentiment analysis, and more. Traditional data preprocessing tasks, such as tokenization, stemming, and lemmatization, can be time-consuming and resource-intensive.
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Nano-thin fibers can be woven into fabrics, turning them into smart wearable electronics. Their work has been published in the journal Nature. To create reliably functioning semiconductor fibers, they must be flexible and without defects for stable signal transmission. However, existing manufacturing methods cause stress and instability, leading to cracks and deformities in the semiconductor cores.
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Ely College have been ‘maximising the minutes’, packing in a host of trips, workshops and extra curricular experiences that saw one of their busiest terms yet. From entering robotic competitions, to Duke of Edinburgh timed tent challenges, parliamentary debates and a tour to oracy and confidence workshops – staff and students have showcased their passion for ‘extending the boundaries of learning’ The week culminated with their annual Science Festival, spearheaded by Year 8 students.
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On Shell Counting Day, people can go to shell tables set up on 17 beaches along the Dutch coast on Saturday. Each participant picks up a hundred shells and writes down on a counting card which species they have found. The counting card shows examples of the most common shells found on the North Sea coast.
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SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft docked to station’s Harmony module at 7:19 a.m. EDT. The Dragon launched on SpaceX’s 30th contracted commercial resupply mission for NASA. After Dragon spends about one month attached to the space station, the spacecraft will return to Earth with cargo and research.
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2 years ago Read more at NASA Blogs