Sun 21 March 2021: Auctioned between 30,000 and 50,000 euros, the work, a red chalk made between 1630 and 1640, was finally auctioned for 1.3 million euros on Saturday afternoon during an online sale organized by the house Actéon, for a total price of 1,937,500 euros with the purchase costs. “The world record for a […]
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Sun 21 March 2021: Unique, complex information in analog methods likely gives brain more details to trigger memory. A study of Japanese university students and recent graduates has revealed that writing on physical paper can lead to more brain activity when remembering the information an hour later. Researchers say that the unique, complex, spatial and […]
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Sun 14 March 2021: It looks like science fiction: A machine dips into a shallow vat of translucent yellow goo and pulls out what becomes a life-sized hand. But the seven-second video, which is sped-up from 19 minutes, is real. The hand, which would take six hours to create using conventional 3D printing methods, demonstrates […]
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Fri 12 March 2021: The largest asteroid to pass by Earth this year will approach within some 1.25 million miles (two million kilometers) of our planet on March 21, NASA said Thursday. The US space agency said it will allow astronomers to get a rare close look at an asteroid. The asteroid, 2001 FO32, is […]
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Fri 12 March 2021: Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered what is believed to be the oldest-known pet cemetery in the world. The burial site which dates back nearly 2,000 years was discovered at the Berenice port along the country’s Red Sea coast. The remains of almost 600 animals were unearthed and mostly includes cats and […]
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Wed 10 March 2021: Kia says if you have one of the company’s 380,000 recalled vehicles, you should park it outside. The Korean automaker is recalling certain 2017 through 2021 Sportage SUVs and 2017 through 2019 Cadenza sedans to fix the problem. The company says a short circuit in the hydraulic electronic brake control unit […]
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Tue 09 March 2021: British singer-songwriter Adele has been named the UK’s best-selling artist of the 21st century, a British music industry association said Monday. The Londoner is the U.K.’s best-selling female artist since the year 2000, according to a report published this week by the Official Charts Company, ahead of Pink and Madonna, respectively. “Between them the […]
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Tue 09 March 2021: Dove soap maker Unilever will remove the word “normal” from its beauty and personal care products, as well as stop digital alterations of body shapes and skin colour of models used in its advertising in a push to be more inclusive. The move from the London-based company, which is one of […]
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Sat 06 March 2021: New research from the University of Kent reveals social cohesion with immigration is best ensured through childhood exposure to diversity in local neighborhoods, leading to acceptance of other groups. The research, which is published in Oxford Economic Papers, builds on the Nobel Laureate economist Thomas Schelling’s Model of Segregation, which showed that […]
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Tue 02 March 2021: A painting of Marrakech by former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill sold at auction for £8.3 million ($11.5 million) yesterday. The price, which includes a hefty commission of £1.3 million ($1.8 million), was achieved for the oil painting depicting the Tower of The Koutoubia Mosque, and smashed its pre-sale estimate of […]
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