Black People Are Being Sold In Tripoli, Libya At $400

In parts of Libya, African migrants are being sold into slavery for as little as $400. Human auctions, where migrants are sold like cattle have becoming a chilling reality for many in the North African country, an exclusive...

Smiling human faces are attractive to dogs — thanks to oxytocin

Credit: Sanni Somppi “It seems that the hormone oxytocin influences what the dog sees and how it experiences the thing it sees,” says doctoral student Sanni Somppi. Researchers in the Canine Mind group showed 43 dogs...

U.S. prosecutors' letter spurred orders in self-driving car lawsuit

The judge overseeing a lawsuit between Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] and Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Waymo self-driving car unit issued a series of orders this week, prompted by information shared with him by the U.S. Department...

Bitcoin Will End the Year at $10,000, says Mike Novogratz

Hedge fund manager Mike Novogratz, who is starting a $500 million fund to invest in cryptocurrencies, says the bitcoin rally still has some serious legs. After surging more than sevenfold since December, the largest and...

Microscopic defects make batteries better

Credit: Mesoscale Materials Modeling Group/Rice University Department of Energy Office of Basic Energy Science, National Science Foundation, University of Wisconsin-Madison WEI Seed Grant, Vilas Research Travel Awards  High-performance...

Patrice Evra leaves Marseille after receiving European football ban

The club confirmed that the former French international (pictured, center) would leave "by mutual consent" in a statement on Friday, minutes after European football's governing body UEFA announced the ban...

News German authorities target illegal file-sharing site in large-scale operation

German investigators have shut down an illegal file-sharing site as part of a police sting across the country. Authorities say the site's activities caused several million in damages to copyright owners. German...

Bitcoin value falls dramatically in 48 hours

Has Bitcoin finally hit the ceiling many have predicted it would? Although its price fluctuations are notoriously volatile, a slide in value of $1000 (€859) in less than 48 hours has raised a few eyebrows. Bitcoin,...

HSBC Accounts Used for Transactions Linked to Suspected South Africa Kickbacks

Transfers detailed in documents shine light on the role of global banks in a scandal that has consumed South African business and politics Brothers...

The next generation of power electronics? Gallium nitride doped with beryllium

Credit: Hanna Koikkalainen The trick is to be able to use beryllium atoms in gallium nitride. Gallium nitride is a compound widely used in semiconductors in consumer electronics from LED lights to game consoles....

Frequent alcohol drinking kills new brain cells in adults, females are more vulnerable

Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston recently discovered that alcohol killed the stem cells residing in adult mouse brains. Because the brain stems cells create new nerve cells and are...

Infrastructure optimization tool from Sandia helps design future bases

Credit: Photo by Randy Montoya. Where do you get your water? How do you generate electricity to cook your food and keep it fresh? What happens to your waste after you toss it or flush it? For soldiers overseas,...

Relationship Tips

There are times when all relationships come under strain and things don’t go as smoothly as hoped. Although we are inundated with Hollywood films and fairy-tales presenting a relationship ideal of happily ever after, in...

Apple Pay Cash launches in beta today, letting you transact cash in Mess

Apple is soft-launching direct, person-to-person payments in an iMessage today with the Apple Pay Cash beta. The feature, which was announced earlier this year, allows you to send and receive cash inside the Messages app...

PHONE-POWERED AI SPOTS SICK PLANTS WITH REMARKABLE ACCURACY

 AI promises to make human labor smarter and more efficient, even something as traditional as small-scale farming. To that end, researchers have developed a smartphone-based program that can automatically detect diseases...

One of China’s Supercomputers Has Nearly Doubled its Power Nicolas Roberge/Flickr

IN BRIEF China's second most powerful supercomputer just nearly doubled its power with its latest upgrade. The race to build the first exascale supercomputer is on, and China holds a significant lead. One of China’s...