*[Enwl-eng] Creation of war in Europe + Gigantic solar farms

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                  - Today's top story: War in Europe is more than 5,000 years old – new research View in browser 
                   | 11 January 2024 
                 
           
                   
                    
                 
           
           
                  Although conflict is an intrinsic part of human nature, war has not always existed. War requires a type of organisation that not all societies across history have been able to adopt, including the creation of institutionalised armies, the legitimisation of violence, and its development during a limited period of time. It is therefore an archaeological challenge to determine when exactly humans “invented” structured combat.

                  First studies conducted on skeletal remains found at the necropolis of San Juan ante Portam Latinam in Laguardia (Álava, Spain) in 1985 already documented that there were traces of violence at the site. These remains were dated to about 3200 BC. 

                  New research has revised the previous conclusions. The results go even further and conclude that this is the oldest European site where a large-scale, organised and long-lasting conflict has been clearly documented. In other words, the first documented example of warfare on the continent has been found, almost two millennia earlier than previously assumed.

                  Installing giant solar farms in one part of the world could affect the climate in another. Because solar energy is limitless, we generally think that by harnessing it, we are not affecting anyone else, but that may only be true to a certain scale. Put up enough solar panels in the Sahara for example, and you could make it cloudier in Europe, making it harder for people to make the most of their own panels.

                  Artificial intelligence is trying to eliminate accents. It means well - trying to avoid the social effects of accent discrimination. However, this intention raises the questions of what is considered to be a “non-accent” and what is, after all, wrong with having an accent. 
                 
                          Claudia Lorenzo Rubiera

                        Culture editor The Conversation Spain / Editor The Conversation Europe
                       
                 
                   
                  Image of the site of San Juan ante Portam Latinam (Laguardia, Álava). José Ignacio Vegas / Universidad de Valladolid 
                  War in Europe is more than 5,000 years old – new research 
                  Teresa Fernández Crespo, Universidad de Valladolid 

                  New analysis of archaeological remains in Spain has revealed that warfare is at least 2000 years older than we thought.
                 
                   
                  Kertu / shutterstock 
                  Gigantic solar farms of the future might impact how much solar power can be generated on the other side of the world 
                  Zhengyao Lu, Lund University; Jingchao Long, Guangdong Ocean University 

                  Solar farms that span whole countries could change the climate – new study.
                 
                   
                  Accents are one of the cherished hallmarks of cultural diversity. Bbernard/Shutterstock 
                  Why AI software ‘softening’ accents is problematic 
                  Grégory Miras, Université de Lorraine 

                  While AI now allows us to erase accents, is this really a good idea? Besides, who doesn’t have an accent?
                 
                       
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