Life
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From bricks to flips: 50 years of mobile phones
On April 3, 1973, an engineer at the US firm Motorola makes the first call from a mobile device, dubbed DynaTAC. Today we are looking at the history of the device that changed the world
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Streaming films more diverse than cinematic releases: study
Studios must take notice of the changing demographics of audiences if they want to keep viewers shelling out for their big screen offerings, the report's authors say
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'Don't blame women': Japan birth drive sparks online debate
While many developed countries are struggling with low birth rates, the problem is particularly acute in Japan
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Ten things to know about waste
Here are ten facts that demonstrate the importance of significantly reducing—or transforming—the garbage accumulated by humans across the surface of the planet
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Some animals could play a key role in fighting global warming
A team of researchers studied nine species in particular—marine fish, whales, sharks, grey wolves, wildebeest, sea otters, musk oxen, African forest elephants and American bison—and found that they facilitate the capture and storage of carbon
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Electronic waste gets a new lease of life in jewellery business
From printed circuit boards to USB cables and plugs, yesterday's electronic waste will now be part of tomorrow's necklaces, bracelets and earrings, putting skill and creativity at the service of the planet
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Scientists have a bone to pick with T-Rex skeleton set to sell for millions
The huge skeleton of Trinity, a 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus-Rex, will go under the hammer in a rare auction in Switzerland next month after being sent to Zurich from the United States in nine giant crates
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Censorship or evolution? 'Sensitivity readers' divide publishing world
"sensitivity readers"—editors who identify insensitivities or stereotypes in manuscripts—are becoming a lightning rod for the publishing industry
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Now dating app users are turning to ChatGPT to help them land dates
Some members of dating sites are now turning to ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence text generator, to flirt (even) more easily from behind their screens
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Art for climate action: An exhibit of paintings hung off-kilter references the climate crisis
The Leopold Museum in Vienna is taking a stance in an unexpected manner. The art institution has decided to tilt some of the paintings in its collection to raise awareness of the environmental catastrophe threatening our planet
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1 year, 200 marathons: Mina Guli's 'crazy' adventure to highlight water woes
Driven by passion and the testimony of water crisis victims worldwide, the Australian on Wednesday completed her 200th marathon in a year to demand action against a looming disaster