More than a third of patients with cancer of the esophagus responded to experimental treatment in China with the gene-editing technique CRISPR. Several CRISPR studies are underway there.
Under fire for its role in the presidential election, the social network giant unveiled plans involving snail mail to verify the identity of advertising buyers and stop future foreign manipulation.
The Minnesota DNR is wrapping up a landmark five-year investigation of the causes of the state's declining moose population, which has dropped 65 percent since 2006. The reasons are complex and research is ongoing, but wolves and deer play a role.
Starting today, Google will award ads a "passing," "warning" and "failing" designation and block some of the most annoying, including pop-ups and auto-playing videos.
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It takes massive amounts of electricity to run the computers that create bitcoins, and large virtual currency companies have established a base in Iceland, which is blessed with an abundance of renewable energy.
In an era when many kids get a first smartphone at age 10, psychologists say the devices have turned us into Pavlov's dogs -- drooling for the next notification, buzz or text. Ready to dial back?