GIS (geographic information system) software allows the user to treat the Earth’s surface as a continuous array of numbers. Images and raster datasets can be used to rank suitable locations, estimate ...

Using a space heater to warm specific areas instead of heating your entire home can yield significant savings. We've crunched the numbers to see how much you'll pocket. David lives in Brooklyn where ...

President Donald Trump announced that taking the common pain relief drug Tylenol during pregnancy can lead to an increased risk of autism for unborn babies, due to the drug's active ingredient ...

In the 1960s, the Soviet climatologist and mathematician Mikhail Budyko set out to investigate the potential future of a planet on the brink of nuclear Armageddon. He started by looking some 600 ...

A study suggests that the first of seven key pyramids in Egypt, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, was built using a hydraulic lift. Dated to about 4,500 years ago, this would move up the introduction of ...

Big-screen TVs are big-time popular right now. Most TV lineups — from affordable sets to high-end models — feature 75- and 85-inch sizes. If those aren’t big enough, some TVs even arrive in 98 inches ...

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Retail giant Kmart broke privacy laws by using facial recognition technology (FRT) on its customers, the privacy commissioner has found. Over the two years until July 2022, Kmart captured the facial ...

Even if you’re a Strava refuser or a smartwatch shunner, the purest of purist runners invariably have an ideal finish time in their heads when they arrive at a start line. If you’re going to hit or go ...

An up-to-date assessment of environmental emissions in the US health care sector is essential to help policy makers hold the health care industry accountable to protect public health. We update ...