The Pirates locked up MLB’s No. 1 prospect for big money.

Trotz offiziell vereinbarter Waffenruhe spitzt sich die Lage im Persischen Golf erneut zu: Kuwait und die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate melden eine Welle iranischer Drohnen- und Raketenangriffe – ... Read more Trotz offiziell vereinbarter Waffenruhe spitzt sich die Lage im Persischen Golf erneut zu: Kuwait und die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate melden eine Welle iranischer Drohnen- und Raketenangriffe – und sprechen von gezielten Attacken auf kritische Infrastruktur. Show less

Flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko wasn't having any of Jake Paul's most recent digs at the UFC.

The Strait of Hormuz was just reopened, will passage be paid in bitcoin?

Stan Wawrinka will need to go through qualifying if he wants to play in the Madrid Open main draw this year. Wawrinka is set to retire from tennis this season, ending a 24-year career on the ATP Tour.

Crypto trades settle instantly, but at the cost of capital efficiency. This forces firms to overcollateralize and limits how far markets can scale, says Cosmos co-founder Ethan Buchman.Crypto’s pus... Read more Crypto trades settle instantly, but at the cost of capital efficiency. This forces firms to overcollateralize and limits how far markets can scale, says Cosmos co-founder Ethan Buchman.Crypto’s push for instant settlement is creating a capital inefficiency problem, forcing trading firms to fund every transaction in full and raising concerns about how the market can scale as volumes grow.In practice, that usually means that firms cannot offset what they owe against what they are owed, forcing them to move more capital than necessary to settle trades.Ethan Buchman, founder of Cycles Protocol and a co-founder of Cosmos, says crypto markets are “asset-brained.” He argues it treats the financial system like a global stock market where value is constantly moved and swapped.Read more Show less

Crypto trades settle instantly, but at the cost of capital efficiency. This forces firms to overcollateralize and limits how far markets can scale, says Cosmos co-founder Ethan Buchman.

Each winter, thousands of blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) migrate to the clear, shallow waters off South Florida, where they are easily spotted from the air—a movement that coincides with s... Read more Each winter, thousands of blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) migrate to the clear, shallow waters off South Florida, where they are easily spotted from the air—a movement that coincides with seasonal beach nourishment projects. In northern Palm Beach County, beach nourishment—adding sand from nearby or offshore sources, such as Jupiter Inlet—is conducted nearly every year to widen beaches, protect shorelines and provide habitat and recreational space. Show less

Imagine you're in line at your favorite bakery, deciding whether to have a doughnut or a tart. You weigh them up, the doughnut wins, and you settle on that. By the time you're at the front of the l... Read more Imagine you're in line at your favorite bakery, deciding whether to have a doughnut or a tart. You weigh them up, the doughnut wins, and you settle on that. By the time you're at the front of the line, however, only tarts are left. So, you buy one. These two decisions feel completely different. One involves deliberation based on our unique and personal preferences, while the other involves simply recognizing and picking the only available option. But our latest research published in the journal Imaging Neuroscience shows our brains actually make these decisions in surprisingly similar ways. Show less

A new Yale study of roundworms, a species with the unique ability to regenerate, reveals that disruptions in the body's internal map of cellular organization may play a part in age-related decline.