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Stone Age people were able to use the surrounding landscape for their own purposes

2024-04-26 17:02 For the first time, MSU scientists and colleagues described in detail the terrain at the time of human habitation at the Byki parking lots in the Kursk region. So, using geophysical methods, the authors of the study found out that in the Late Stone Age era — 21-18 thousand years ago — the studied area was covered with elevated sand dunes alternating with rounded depressions. The ancient people chose the hil...

World Creativity and Innovation Day

2024-04-19 09:12 Creativity and innovation in problem-solving There may be no universal understanding of creativity. The concept is open to interpretation from artistic expression to problem-solving in the context of economic, social and sustainable development. Therefore, the United Nations designated 21 April as World Creativity and Innovation Day to raise awareness of the role of creativity and innovation in all aspects...

Japanese town leads the way to a low waste society

2024-04-12 09:29 When the landfill in Osaki, in the southwest of Japan, reached capacity, an incinerator was the logical next step. Instead, the town decided to get serious about recycling. Ahead of International Zero Waste day, marked on 30 March, Kasumi Fujita, a town councillor committed to Osaki’s low waste policies, tells UN News what inspired her.Ms. Fujita moved to Osaki in 2021 to work with the municipality, busines...

Russian physicists have proved the advantage of three-level qubits

2024-04-05 09:28 Physicists have conducted successful "comparative tests" of three-level quantum computing devices based on ions and superconducting contacts and proved that they can successfully simulate complex physical processes and require fewer logical elements than quantum devices based on "traditional" two-level qubits. The results of the study are published in the journal Physical Review A (Q1). In quantum computin...

Международный конкурс научно-исследовательских работ «CULTURE, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY»

2024-03-29 09:12 Уважаемые коллеги! Приглашаем принять участие в Международном конкурсе научно-исследовательских работ «CULTURE, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY», посвященном Всемирному дню культурного разнообразия во имя диалога и развития (ООН) (далее – Конкурс). Организацию и проведение Конкурса осуществляет научно-образовательный центр «Science Idea» (далее – научно-образовательный центр). Конкурс проводится в заочной форме...

World Water Day

2024-03-22 15:10 Water for peaceWater can create peace or spark conflict.When water is scarce or polluted, or when people have unequal, or no access, tensions can rise between communities and countries.More than 3 billion people worldwide depend on water that crosses national borders. Yet, only 24 countries have cooperation agreements for all their shared water.As climate change impacts increase, and populations grow, there...

International Day of Forests

2024-03-22 15:01 Innovation and technology have revolutionized forest monitoring, enabling countries to track and report on their forests more effectively. A total of 13.7 billion tons of carbon dioxide forest emission reductions or enhancements have been reported to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change through transparent and innovative forest monitoring.The theme for International Day of Forests 2024 ...

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