鈥淲ikipedians have discovered that the wisdom of crowds cannot prevent the idiocy of individuals.鈥�
, London, on new restrictions that prevent ordinary users from making any immediate changes to Wikipedia entries on living people
鈥淲hat we are seeing here is yet another of the large-scale, potentially tragic, uncontrolled experiments that humans have conducted on their environment without intending to.
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on the discovery that plastics break down in seawater much more quickly than expected, releasing damaging contaminants into the ocean
鈥淚 think we鈥檙e in the midst of a literacy revolution the likes of which we haven鈥檛 seen since Greek civilization.鈥�
Andrea Lunsford of Stanford University in California, , on how new technology means that people are writing more than ever before
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Solar power The US Department of Energy has given $100,000 to , to develop photovoltaic panels that can be embedded into roads and parking lots. Paving the entire US road network with solar panels would meet the country鈥檚 energy needs.
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The in Amsterdam A given to the Dutch prime minister by the Apollo 11 astronauts has turned out to be a piece of fossilised wood
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鈥淚t appears that a moderate and balanced diet, coupled with regular exercise, is probably best for most people,鈥� said Anthony Rosenzweig, the researcher at Harvard Medical School, Boston, who conducted the study. No, really?