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At some point in the future--and in some ways we are already seeing this--the amount of physical stuff moving around the world will peak and begin to decline. By "stuff," I am referring to liquid fuels, coal, containers ...

D-Wave system shows quantum computers can learn to detect particle signatures in mountains of data, but doesn’t outpace conventional methods — yet --

While the breakneck upswing in opioid abuse has leveled off, it remains disturbingly high and does not appear to continue its decline, according to an analysis of national data.

Women who give birth in winter or spring are less likely than women who deliver in the fall or summer to suffer from postpartum depression (PPD), suggests a study of more than 20,000 women. The study also found that wome...