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A new paper estimates the low and high end of total electricity consumption by the Bitcoin network, but not all agree with the methodology.

“We express no view on the soundness of the policy,” Justice Roberts wrote in the Trump v. Hawaii Supreme Court ruling.

At ground zero, Trinitite, the green, glassy substance found in the area, is still radioactive and must not be picked up. The Trinity Site was where the first atomic bomb […]

The survey asked whether people had deleted Facebook, whether they’d pay for service, and whether they’d been using it less since the scandal broke.rn

Here are seven styles of saying “I quit” identified by researchers Anthony Klotz and Mark Bolino.

A longitudinal study of 20,000 young Americans found a strong correlation between extreme unattractiveness and higher pay.

The Great British Diversity Experiment found concrete steps that can increase diversity in companies.

Having ‘high levels of intelligence’ is no excuse for rejecting quality scientific information. You think of yourself as a generally intelligent person, don’t you? Someone who’s good at deducing fact […]

Astronomers were using images taken by Hubble Space Telescope to study a supernova when they detected an unusually strong source of light later determined to be a star.

Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, 81, announced on Wednesday his upcoming resignation, marking the end of a three-decade tenure on the high court.

President Donald Trump attacked Amazon on Twitter Thursday morning, arguing that the online retailer doesn’t pay enough taxes and the USPS is its “delivery boy.”

Changing an unhealthy habit depends a lot on your belief that you can do it, something psychologists call self-efficacy. Take smoking, for example. Your belief that you are capable of […]

We tend to treat death and dying as a somber and serious event, but what if it doesn’t have to be that way?

Germany has long harbored varying degrees of anti-Americanism, but a new survey suggests those sentiments have grown particularly strong.

Any hypothesis, no matter how alluring, must be confronted with the full suite of data. Our Solar System may be the closest part of the Universe to us as we look […]

A recent poll shows a third of Americans think another civil war is likely. How worried should we be?

The way you are advertised and marketed to is about to change, in a very big way.

AI is the way of the future. And you can teach yourself how to master this incredible new technology from some of the top schools around the globe. In some cases, for free.

The term “diversity” is a hot topic and focus in today’s business world. The importance of diversity and inclusion training in the workplace grows as businesses and the nation as […]

The most famous study in psychology turns out to be theater, and the lead researcher is over defending his myth.

There may be a fundamental reason why time travel, backwards, is impossible. We’ve all had the dream of traveling back in time. Whether there’s a wrong we want to right, […]

Facebook announced Tuesday that it had removed more than 200 pages and accounts tied to the Russia-based Internet Research Agency, which has been accused of meddling in the U.S. presidential election.

Research suggests that your name affects the level of success you’ll achieve in your career and love life, and even where you choose to live.

Conspiracy theorising may be a symptom of a breakdown of trust in institutions like the government and the media.

A study published in Applied Cognitive Psychology suggests that believers struggle to understand the physical world.

Is it a super-secret place for the global el33t? Or is it just a bunch of n00bs masquerading as true h4x0rs?

Researchers believe that the practice of sleeping through the whole night didn’t really take hold until just a few hundred years ago.

Granted, genetic manipulation has been a dream for decades. Here’s what is different now.

Using a machine-learning system known as a deep neural network, MIT researchers have created the first model that can identify a musical genre just like a human would.

A new study highlights how blockchain technology can be a game-changer in education.