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Children’s Gestures, and What They Mean
What role does gesturing play as children learn to speak?
What gestures do they use to complement their verbal statements?
Can computer-assisted models of...
Can Laughter Make Our Lives Better?
Why do humorous dating profiles get more right swipes?
Can being funny help solve problems? Is laughter really the best medicine?
Humor and the “good...
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched two U.S. Air Force satellites into...
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched two U.S. Air Force satellites into orbit Saturday (April 14), setting the stage for improved military...
20 to 30 Percent of Us Hear Something When Viewing Silent Videos, Do You?
If you have a couple of minutes, click through to this survey site of “noisy gifs” – brief silent movies that, for some people...
Sweet Tooth Gene Linked to Less Body Fat
People with a gene variation of FGF21 have a predisposition to less body fat than others, new research conducted at the University of Copenhagen,...
New malware mine cryptocurrency without open browser session
Initially, The Cryptomining Malware Aimed At Generating Cryptocurrency Using Open Browser Session But That Has Now Changed.
Cryptomining has become the latest fad among malware developers probably because...
Critical Vulnerability in Drupal CMS Used for Cryptomining
For your information, Drupal is also an open-source content management system (CMS) just like WordPress and is used by over a million websites across the globe....
Art is in the eye of the beholder
A researcher from James Cook University in Australia has found that a person's mental state affects how they look at art.
JCU psychology lecturer Nicole...
Omega-3s from fish oil supplements no better than placebo for dry eye
Omega-3 fatty acid supplements taken orally proved no better than placebo at relieving symptoms or signs of dry eye, according to the findings of...
Sweden installs section of electrified road
A team making up the eRoadArlanda project has announced that they have electrified a section of road near Stockholm, which will be tested by...
Excess of Mitochondrial Iron Linked to Huntington’s Disease
Scientists at the University of Wyoming have found that mice engineered to have Huntington’s disease (HD) have an over-accumulation of iron in their mitochondria.
The...
Digital addiction increases loneliness, anxiety and depression
Smartphones are an integral part of most people's lives, allowing us to stay connected and in-the-know at all times.
The downside of that convenience is...
Hackers Have Started Exploiting Drupal RCE Exploit Released Yesterday
Hackers have started exploiting a recently disclosed critical vulnerability in Drupal shortly after the public release of working exploit code.
Two weeks ago, Drupal security...
Hackers Found Using A New Code Injection Technique to Evade Detection
While performing in-depth analysis of various malware samples, security researchers at Cyberbit found a new code injection technique, dubbed Early Bird, being used by at...
Why alcohol, sugar lead to thirst
Why does drinking alcohol or consuming sugar make us thirsty?
An international study of mice in Texas and humans in Europe reveals an unexpected anti-dehydration...
