Nations around the world are “stumbling zombie-like into a digital welfare dystopia” in which artificial intelligence and other technologies are used to target, surveil and punish the poorest people, the United Nation’s monitor on poverty has warned.

"It's not HBO, it's just TV," he quipped of the new streaming service, noting it'll feature reruns of 'Big Bang Theory,' 'Friends' and 'Fresh Prince of Bel Air.'

We tend to overvalue things for which we have worked hard.  That hand-made cabinet is super special, even if it doesn’t quite close properly. This pattern, often termed “the IKEA effect,” can be explained by the fact that we dislike the idea that something we put effort into isn’t very good, by our increased emotional attachment to the product, or by other complex thought processes.

They are learning from the moment they enter the world

Once in decline, the 'Gemini Man' star has quietly become one of the most diversified (and wealthy) talents thanks to everything from working with Netflix to maintain his quote, investing in eco-friendly water and growing his digital footprint: "He's unbelievably methodical."

Scientists at the Biodiversity Unit of the University of Turku have studied the diversity of tropical parasitoid wasps for years.

Known as Unit 29155, the group is skilled in subversion, sabotage and assassination and has only recently become known to Western intelligence agencies.

PlayStation also stated that it is "re-thinking" the PS5 controller with a number of new features

For many wannabe astronauts, venturing into the great unknown would be a dream come true. But it can easily turn into an astronaut's worst nightmare.

The economy added a modest 136,000 jobs, enough to likely ease worries that an economy weakened by the U.S.-China trade war and tepid global growth might be edging toward a potential recession. The government on Friday also revised up its estimate of job growth in July and August by a combined 45,000.

There was a time when the diagnosis of H.I.V. was a death sentence, when thousands of New Yorkers, primarily gay men, succumbed to AIDS-related illnesses, and the end of the epidemic seemed both medically and mentally impossible.

Breathing dirty air can make you sick. But according to new research, it can also make you more aggressive. That's the conclusion from a set of studies recently authored by Colorado State University researchers in economics, atmospheric science and statistics. Together, the team found strong links between short-term exposure to air pollution and aggressive behavior, in the form of aggravated assaults and other violent crimes across the continental United States.

Astronomers discovered a bizarre star that went supernova not once, but twice.

The launch of the all-new redesigned AirPods 3 with noise cancellation is near now. At least looking at the latest leak, an image in iOS 13.2 beta that depicts the new Apple wireless earbuds. The design is similar to the current AirPods, with a fairly similar shape. However, instead of ending on a smooth tip with a hole at the end, the graphic shows the typical rubber tip that adjusts firmly into your outer ear canal to provide passive noise reduction.

Amazon’s Rekognition software is controversial and Amazon has a lot at stake

Fires in the Brazilian Amazon have outraged the world. But what can people living far from the world’s largest rainforest do to save it? California thinks it has an answer. On Sept. 19, the California Air Resources Board endorsed the Tropical Forest Standard, which sets the groundwork for electric utilities, oil refineries and other California polluters to “offset” their greenhouse gas emissions by paying governments in tropical forest areas not to cut down trees.

We have finally uncovered hard evidence that 3.5 billion year old rocks in Australia really do contain fossils of the oldest known microorganisms. The findings put to bed a debate that has raged for years and may even enlighten us as to how some of Earth’s earliest life forms functioned.

Scientists at the University of Surrey have discovered that a natural antioxidant commonly found in green tea can help eliminate antibiotic resistant bacteria. The study, published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology, found that epigallocatechin (EGCG) can restore the activity of aztreonam, an antibiotic commonly used to treat infections caused by the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Schools serving disadvantaged and minority children teach as much to their students as those serving more advantaged kids, according to a new nationwide study. The results may seem surprising, given that student test scores are normally higher in suburban and wealthier school districts than they are in urban districts serving mostly disadvant...

The future of hydrocarbons is becoming bleak if plans presented by international banks, representing around $47 trillion in value, will be fully implemented. Around 130 international banks, all present at the UN climate change summit in New York, have committed themselves to decrease their support and investments in the oil and gas sector the coming years.

The world's oceans are warming at an alarming rate, melting glaciers, depleting fish populations, supercharging tropical cyclones, and threatening the livelihoods of millions of people who live in coastal areas and the Arctic, according to a new report from the United Nations' body in charge of monitoring climate change.

The HBO series about awful rich people seems like it’s about wealth. It’s really about abuse.

The 40,000-year-old bracelet was discovered alongside human remains in a cave in Siberia. Scientists claim it could have been made so precisely with tools similar to our modern drills.

A new study from researchers at BYU reveals that perceptions of impostorism are quite common and uncovers one of the best — and worst — ways to cope with such feelings.

Mazin praised series director Johan Renck, who won for best directing in a limited series during Sunday night's ceremony.