Following Bitcoin’s spectacular bull run, the general public’s interest in cryptocurrencies skyrocketed. Bitcoin has increased at an incredible rate in 2019 from $3,400 to almost $13,000! This has resulted in a hitherto unheard-of rise in the use of this financial instrument.

Jørgen Brønlund's diary contained information that wasn't written on the page.

Connecting the bionic limb directly connected to the brain allows for delivery of precise sensations tied to natural movements. Dreaming of a future where Luke Skywalker's replacement hand is more than a sci-fi fantasy, scientists have designed a "bionic arm" that enlists help from tiny robots to re-create the vital sensations forfeited when one loses an upper limb. The bots do that by safely vibrating muscles at the amputation site.

People who use mental health services in Ireland generally have a favorable view of psychedelic research, according to a new study published in the Irish Journal of Medical Science. A little over half of those surveyed said they would be willing to try psilocybin therapy if their doctor recommended it.

Maine has enacted a groundbreaking law that will ban the use of toxic PFAS compounds in all products by 2030, except in instances deemed “currently unavoidable”. Though states and the federal government have passed piecemeal laws regulating the dangerous chemicals’ use, Maine is the nation’s first state and world’s first government to enact a broad prohibition on the class of about 9,000 compounds, which are dubbed “forever chemicals” because they don’t fully break down and accum...

What's the weather like at night on Venus? Scientists are finally finding out. Just one planet away, Venus is relatively close to Earth and we have been studying it for a long time, with the first Venusian probe reaching the planet in 1978. However, scientists have known very little about what the weather is like at night on Venus. That is, until now.

The social network and the Biden administration have engaged in an increasingly rancorous war of words over the issue of vaccine misinformation.

The environmental cost is too high to make crypto a good choice for anyone who cares about the planet, says Tara Shirvani.

New research published in the journal i-Perception indicates that wearing a sanitary mask can affect perceptions of facial attractiveness and that these perceptions have shifted in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak.

The cryptocurrency market is becoming one of the few places where internet meme culture can translate into serious money. The big picture: "Joke" cryptocurrencies can thrive when bored people who have cash to spare look for new ways to entertain themselves with seemingly benign bets — hoping that one of those bets could turn into a lucrative investment.

Tesla has once again topped its delivery record, and this time it reached a symbolic milestone. As CNBC notes, the EV maker delivered an all-time high of 201,250 vehicles in the second quarter of 2021 — the first time it has ever shipped more than 200,000 cars to customers in a given quarter. It delivered 184,800 machines in the first quarter of the year.

Scientists discovered that a little-known group of ancient people, the Denisovans, may predate the Neanderthals at a site important to the story of humankind.

Graphics cards from companies including Nvidia and Asus saw prices fall by as much as two-thirds on e-commerce platforms after Sichuan started enforcing China’s sweeping cryptocurrency mining crackdown.

Federal and state bills come as e-commerce gains ground.

In May, a mysterious marketing agency contacted French influencer Léo Grasset and made a strange request. The agency told Grasset, a popular science blogger, that it would pay him a "colossal" amount of money if he publicly cast doubt on the effectiveness of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine.