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An anonymous reader writes "Bitcoin transactions are confirmed by performing complex calculations, also known as 'mining.' If a single mining pool gains 51% of the overall computational power in the network, various form...

Texas hunter Rick Dyer recently posted new photos of "Hank" the Bigfoot, who he claims to have killed in 2012. Skeptics and fans can see the mythical body up close with a planned carcass tour.

An earthquake of preliminary magnitude 5.1 struck just off the coast of Cuba today, causing shaking as far away as southern Florida, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Amazing images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show the Curiosity rover trudging across the Martian landscape. The photos date from early December 2013, as Curiosity made its way from the Glenelg area to its main...

Here's a clever way to hide those pesky cords and cables from a wall-mounted TV: use wall trim.

The materials that make Harry Potter's invisibility cloak a real scientific possibility could also be used to perform advanced mathematical calculations usually done by computers, new research suggests.

[From GadgeTell] CES 2014: Klipsch Status, Ears-On

Hydrogen- and solar-powered vehicles are on the streets. So are cars that can get you through stop-and-go traffic while you sit back and send texts from behind the wheel. Cars are even using radar, ultrasonic waves and c...

Human factors/ergonomics researchers have long studied the connection between cognitive function and the ability to perform well on multiple simultaneous tasks, and recently a group of neuroergonomics researchers went a ...

The online currency Bitcoin has shown unexpected success but its future as a broadly accepted exchange medium is limited, according to a report by a global banking group Thursday.

[From HomeTechTell] Samsung enters the home automation market with the Lumen, a product that works with both their own devices and z-wave compatible automation systems.

For much of his life Tom Hoppensteadt thought the best thing to do with a scale was to avoid it. When he was diagnosed with a low-grade lymphoma at age 50 and learned he weighed over 300 pounds, it sounded an alarm.

Skywatcher snaps amazing images of active sunspot AR 1944.

The 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class wagon isn't expected to debut until the 2014 Geneva Motor Show in March, but a leaked photo provides an early view. This utilitarian vehicle probably won't make it to the U.S. The post Luxu...

Transforming data into knowledge to support PAT and QbDHear Mr Julian Morris speak about Transforming data into knowledge to support PAT and QbD at SMi's 2nd Quality by Design conference."Pharma-Chem and bio-pharma devel...

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) and Bupa has announced a strategic global partnership that will create the largest healthcare provider network in the world for international health insurance customers. The...

As the car becomes a connected Internet device, the titans of the tech sector are battling for control of the wheel.

GlaxoSmithKline and Theravance, Inc have announced the launch of RELVAR® ELLIPTA® (fluticasone furoate/vilanterol) in the UK, the first inhaled corticosteroid/long acting beta2-agonist (ICS/LABA) combination to provide...

Next time you catch a slug meandering its way across your prize lettuces, think about this: that slimy trail could be the key to life-saving technology for healing damaged tissue, such as in beating hearts.Inspired by cr...

Rare cells in the blood could identify patients at high risk of heart attacks.

And just like that, 2K screens are old news. While other companies announce laptops with 2,560 x 1,440 screens, Toshiba is doing the competition one better: the outfit is showing off a notebook with a 15.6-inch, 3,840 x ...

Celestron is partnering with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products for a dynamic new 2014 product lineup. Among them is the Cosmos 90GT WiFi Telescope--the industry's first completely wireless computerized telescope. T...