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Intelligent Computing: The state of the art
Jan 18, 2023 (SPX)
Several of the world's top computing experts recently completed the first comprehensive literature survey of the intelligent computing field, a relatively new d...
Childcare woes, costs and competition turn Chinese off parenting
Jan 17, 2023 (AFP)
Beijing reported Tuesday that the population shrank last year for the first time in over half a century, deepening a demographic crisis that experts warn could ...
Making fewer babies: the demographic decline
Jan 17, 2023 (AFP)
And the decline is set to continue as factors including rising living costs, more women entering the workforce and having children later mean people in some cou...
China's population shrinks for first time in over 60 years
Jan 17, 2023 (AFP)
The nation of 1.4 billion has seen birth rates plunge to record lows as its workforce ages, in a rapid decline that analysts warn could stymie economic growth a...
Norway reveals stone tablet providing clues to origins of Western writing
Jan 17, 2023 (UPI)
Researchers from the University of Oslo's Museum of Cultural History found the block of sandstone on an Iron Age grave site dig near Tyrifjorden, northwest of O...
China population shrinks for first time in over 60 years
Jan 17, 2023 (AFP)
The nation of 1.4 billion has seen birth rates plunge to record lows as its workforce ages, in a rapid decline that analysts warn could stymie economic growth a...
Bonobos, unlike humans, are more interested in the emotions of strangers than individuals they know
Jan 12, 2023 (SPX)
Scientists like to study the behaviour and other characteristics of bonobos and chimpanzees, in order to gain more insight into our own evolutionary history. Th...
The brain's ability to perceive space expands like the universe
Jan 05, 2023 (SPX)
The findings, published in Nature Neuroscience on December 29, 2022, show that neurons in the hippocampus essential for spatial navigation, memory, and planning...
Bearskin dance reconnects Romania youth with tradition
Dec 31, 2022 (AFP)
The parade Cosmin stars in has ancient roots and is increasingly a tourist attraction in Romania, especially for youngsters looking to reconnect with national t...
Iraqi conservators strive to preserve ancient manuscripts
Dec 18, 2022 (AFP)
"Some manuscripts date back almost 1,000 years," said Ahmed al-Alyawi, who heads the House of Manuscripts body. "There are writings in Arabic, Persian, Turkish,...
Humans and nature: The distance is growing
Dec 15, 2022 (SPX)
Europe and East Asia have the highest average distance to natural areas, such as 22 km in Germany and 16 km in France. "What is striking is that all other count...
How touch dampens the brain's response to painful stimuli
Dec 05, 2022 (SPX)
The team's discovery, reported Nov. 6 in the journal Science Advances, offers researchers a deeper understanding of the complicated relationship between pain an...
Silent synapses are abundant in the adult brain
Dec 02, 2022 (SPX)
Until now, it was believed that silent synapses were present only during early development, when they help the brain learn the new information that it's exposed...
Alzheimer's risk gene undermines insulation of brain's wiring
Nov 24, 2022 (SPX)
The new study combines evidence from postmortem human brains, lab-based human brain cell cultures, and Alzheimer's model mice to show that when people have one ...
Humanity hits the eight billion mark
Nov 15, 2022 (AFP)
"The milestone is an occasion to celebrate diversity and advancements while considering humanity's shared responsibility for the planet," UN Secretary-General A...
Planet Earth: 8 billion humans and dwindling resources
Nov 07, 2022 (AFP)
"Eight billion people, it is a momentous milestone for humanity," said United Nations Population Fund chief Natalia Kanem, hailing an increase in life expectanc...
Unlocking the mysteries of how neurons learn
Oct 21, 2022 (SPX)
"The summer program eased a lot of my worries about what science would be like, because I had never been immersed in an environment like MIT's," he says. "I tho...
Our brains use quantum computation new research suggests
Oct 19, 2022 (SPX)
The brain functions measured were also correlated to short-term memory performance and conscious awareness, suggesting quantum processes are also part of cognit...
Ancient carvings discovered at iconic Iraq monument bulldozed by IS
Oct 19, 2022 (AFP)
Now, US and Iraqi archaeologists working to reconstruct the site have unearthed extraordinary 2,700-year-old rock carvings among the ruins. They include eight f...
In Iraq, divorce rates soar even as stigma persists for women
Oct 19, 2022 (AFP)
For Manal, like many other women, the reason was clear -- her husband's financial dependence on his family's business meant that "he couldn't take any decisions...
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