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Radiocarbon Dating
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Radiocarbon dating (also referred to as carbon dating or carbon-14 dating) is a method for determining the age of an object containing organic material by using the properties of radiocarbon, a radio ...[Continue Reading]
Thefreedictionary.com
18 days ago
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Michael Healy-Raes trees-on-peatland plan is environmental vandalism
Una Mullally
In a promotional video posted online by the Department of Agriculture, Michael Healy-Rae, Minister of State with responsibility for forestry, foregrounded his personal experience having planted a for ...[Continue Reading]
The Irish Times
1 day ago
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8 Buildings That Look Like Theyre From a Dream
Vidar
A building facade appears to peel open like a jacket, with an oversized zipper curling away the wall to reveal its inner structure. This public installation by Alex Chinneck uses stone, concrete, and ...[Continue Reading]
Streetartutopia.com
1 day ago
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Trump's reshaping of higher education tests America's appeal for international students
ANNIE MA Associated Press, MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press, JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press
As he finishes college in China, computer science student Ma Tianyu has set his sights on graduate school in the United States. No country offers better programs for the career he wants as a game dev ...[Continue Reading]
ABC News
1 day ago
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Authors of paper claiming Irish judges use Wikipedia as a source for rulings dispute flawed research criticisms
Mary Carolan
The authors of a controversial academic paper that claimed Irish judges use Wikipedia as a source for their rulings have published a new paper disputing suggestions that their research is flawed. T ...[Continue Reading]
The Irish Times
1 day ago
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Degrees without CAO points were meant to be a game changer. Why do so few students avail of them?
Carl O'Brien
Cullain Burkes delight with his Leaving Certificate results was short-lived. The 424 points he achieved in 2023 were not enough to secure his dream course, software development at Munster Technologi ...[Continue Reading]
The Irish Times
1 day ago