Monthly Archives: Ottobre 2017
Baby talk in any language: Shifting the timbre of our voices
When talking with their young infants, parents instinctively use "baby talk," a unique form of speech including exaggerated pitch contours and short, repetitive phrases.
Now,...
Brain waves reflect different types of learning
Figuring out how to pedal a bike and memorizing the rules of chess require two different types of learning, and now for the first...
Ukraine Police Warns of New NotPetya-Style Large Scale CyberAttack
Remember NotPetya?
The Ransomware that shut down thousands of businesses, organisations and banks in Ukraine as well as different parts of Europe in June this year.
Now,...
Google Home Mini Secretly Recorded Conversations Due to Flawed Touch Panel
We often hear about smart home speakers eavesdropping on all the conversations inside the home because these are already equipped with the technology to overhear and transmit...
New Ransomware Not Just Encrypts Your Android But Also Changes PIN Lock
DoubleLocker—as the name suggests, it locks device twice.
Security researchers from cybersecurity firm ESET have discovered a new Android ransomware that not just encrypts users’ data, but...
SAUDI ARABIA : 286 Saudi islands on offer for tourism investment in southern Jazan
The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) has announced that 286 islands off the Jazan coast will be on the market for...
How Rabies Induces Frenzied Behavior
Scientists may finally understand how the rabies virus can drastically change its host’s behavior to help spread the disease, which kills about 59,000 people...
Geneticists has identified new genetic variants associated with skin pigmentation
Human populations feature a broad palette of skin tones.
But until now, few genes have been shown to contribute to normal variation in skin color,...
Engineers develop a programmable camouflaging material inspired by octopus skin
For the octopus and cuttlefish, instantaneously changing their skin color and pattern to disappear into the environment is just part of their camouflage prowess.
These...
Iraq tensions rise after Kurds warn of attack
Iraq: Tensions escalated between Iraq’s Kurds and Baghdad on Thursday as warnings of a “major attack” by government forces prompted Kurdish peshmerga fighters to...
Researchers develop earthquake-resistant concrete
A new seismic-resistant, fibre-reinforced concrete developed at the University of British Columbia will see its first real-life application this fall as part of the...
Anticipated social media buzz can drive tourism
How much positive feedback travelers think they'll get on social media can predict whether they intend to visit a tourism destination, a new University...
China have shown a potential link between healthy aging and a healthy gut
In one of the largest microbiota studies conducted in humans, researchers at Western University, Lawson Health Research Institute and Tianyi Health Science Institute in...
World will have more obese children and adolescents than underweight by 2022
The number of obese children and adolescents (aged 5 to 19 years) worldwide has risen tenfold in the past four decades, according to a...
Dreams of the Islamic State
Our thanks go to our partners Anne Speckhard and Ahmed Yayla of the International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism for this interview with Syrian...
