Neighbors sue over loud Bitcoin mine
Hum from 300-megawatt facility allegedly causing stress, lack of sleep. In Granbury, Texas, residents can hear the sound of money being made at all hours of the day, but it’s no.....»»
Judge: Craig Wright forged documents on “grand scale” to support bitcoin lie
Wright "lied repeatedly and extensively" in response to forgery allegations. Enlarge / Craig Wright arrives at a courthouse in London, England, on February 23, 2024. (credit: Getty Images | Lucy North-PA Images ) A Brit.....»»
Researchers map meerkat chit-chat
Meerkats use two different types of vocal interactions to stay in touch with their group mates. Sometimes the call simply broadcasts information, whereas other times meerkats engage in a call exchange with their neighbors, as researchers from the Cen.....»»
The hunt for rare bitcoin is nearing an end
Rare bitcoin fragments are worth many times their face value. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Andriy Onufriyenko) Billy Restey is a digital artist who runs a studio in Seattle. But after hours, he hunts for rare chunks o.....»»
TESS discovers a rocky planet that glows with molten lava as it"s squeezed by its neighbors
UC Riverside astrophysicist Stephen Kane had to double-check his calculations. He wasn't sure the planet he was studying could be as extreme as it seemed......»»
"Essentially a gas station," fishy feast draws sea lions to Pier 39 in numbers not seen in 15 years
They're big, loud, and smelly—and they have taken over San Francisco's touristy Pier 39......»»
It’s time to stop settling for a noisy gaming PC
It's easy to settle for a loud gaming PC after getting everything set up, but with a little tweaking, you can make your rig run cooler and quieter......»»
Theoretical biologists test two modes of social reasoning and find surprising truths in simplicity
Imagine a small village where every action someone takes, good or bad, is quietly followed by ever-attentive, nosy neighbors. An individual's reputation is built through these actions and observations, which determines how others will treat them. The.....»»
Cicada-palooza! Billions of bugs to blanket America
They're loud. They're sexually aroused. And for one special, cacophonous month up to a trillion of them will engulf suburbs and woodlands across America......»»
Scientists study lipids cell by cell, making new cancer research possible
Imagine being able to look inside a single cancer cell and see how it communicates with its neighbors. Scientists are celebrating a new technique that lets them study the fatty contents of cancer cells, one by one......»»
Higher density living is changing the way neighborhoods work in Canada
There is growing concern about people's unwillingness to get to know their neighbors. This concern is significant enough to have spurred research into what has been termed the "emerging asocial society"—one of the challenge areas of an initiative c.....»»
Could a bald eagle and a winery block a proposed rock quarry along the Boise River?
A nesting bald eagle, a beloved local winery and over 30 neighbors may jeopardize a proposal to open a 260-acre surface mine along the Boise River......»»
There"s a library on the moon now. It might last billions of years.
NASA's Odysseus Lunar Lander may have tipped over, but it still delivered an important payload of art, music, books ... and Bitcoin. Until 2024, our lunar neighbor didn't offer much in the way of reading material. Just four sentences were.....»»
Rocket Report: Delta IV’s grand finale; Angara flies another dummy payload
“We heard loud and clear from customers they wanted these services." Enlarge / The Angara A5 rocket launched this week from Vostochny for the first time. (credit: Roscosmos) Welcome to Edition 6.39 of the Rocket Report.....»»
Amazon’s Fallout TV series is even more impressive than The Last of Us
Amazon's laugh-out-loud Fallout series may not get the same accolades as HBO's The Last of Us, but it's an even more impressive game adaptation feat......»»
Talking to Americans reveals the diversity behind the shared opinion "the country is on the wrong track"
If you pay any attention to politics and polling, you have likely heard that your friends and neighbors are not very happy with the direction of the country. You might not be, either......»»
Is the MonsterVerse the best bad movie franchise ever made?
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire roars and rampages loud and hard enough to prove that the MonsterVerse is truly the best bad movie franchise out there......»»
Astronomers only knew of a single binary Cepheid system—they just found nine more
Measuring the distance to far away objects in space can be tricky. We don't even know the precise distance to even our closest neighbors in the universe—the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds. But, we're starting to get to the tools to measure it. O.....»»
After Concorde, a long road back to supersonic air travel
Supersonic flight without loud booms? NASA is working on that. Enlarge / NASA's and Lockheed Martin's X-59 experimental supersonic jet is unveiled during a ceremony in Palmdale, California, on January 12, 2024. (credit: Robyn Be.....»»
After the Concorde, a long road back to supersonic air travel
Supersonic flight without loud booms? NASA is working on that. Enlarge / NASA's and Lockheed Martin's X-59 experimental supersonic jet is unveiled during a ceremony in Palmdale, California, on January 12, 2024. (credit: Robyn Be.....»»
The best Bitcoin wallets to hodl, trade, and exchange crypto
Whether you want the convenience of online storage or the security of a hardware wallet, these are the best Bitcoin wallets you can use in 2024......»»