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Discovered New source of global nitrogen
For centuries, the prevailing science has indicated that all of the nitrogen on Earth available to plants comes from the atmosphere.
But a study from...
Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Found in Auth0 Identity Platform
A critical authentication bypass vulnerability has been discovered in one of the biggest identity-as-a-service platform Auth0 that could have allowed a malicious attacker to access any...
Finland’s 3rd Largest Data Breach Exposes 130,000 Users’ Plaintext Passwords
Over 130,000 Finnish citizens have had their credentials compromised in what appears to be third largest data breach ever faced by the country, local...
US government seizes classified advertising website Backpage
Backpage Was Once The Second Largest Classified Advertising Site After Craigslist.
The infamous classified advertising website Backpage along with its affiliate domains have been seized by...
Older Americans are hooked on vitamins despite scarce evidence they work
When she was a young physician, Dr. Martha Gulati noticed that many of her mentors were prescribing vitamin E and folic acid to patients.
Preliminary...
New blood test found to predict onset of TB up to two years in...
A new blood test has been found to more accurately predict the development of tuberculosis up to two years before its onset in people...
Attention deficit disorders could stem from impaired brain coordination
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and colleagues have discovered how two brain regions work together to maintain attention, and how...
X-linked genes help explain why boys of all ages face higher respiratory risk
Human airways already demonstrate gender-based differences in DNA methylation signatures at birth, providing an early hint of which infants may be predisposed to develop...
DARPA Funded Study Successfully Tests Prosthetic Memory Brain Implants
Coded electrical signal reinforces memories in patients, supporting pioneering research at USC and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and the University...
First powered test flight of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo performed its first powered test flight in more than three years yesterday (April 5), and a new video takes you along for the...
Researchers Identify Area of the Amygdala Involved in Taste Aversion
Researchers from the University of Granada, together with scientists from the Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC), have identified the area of the brain...
Dancing Aids Healthier Aging
Queensland Ballet and QUT today released the results of a joint project examining the health and wellbeing benefits of ballet for older Australians.
The three-month...
A Heavy Working Memory Load May Sink Brainwave ‘Synch’
Everyday experience makes it obvious – sometimes frustratingly so – that our working memory capacity is limited.
We can only keep so many things...
Scientists develop method to repair damaged structures deep inside the ear
Researchers at USC and Harvard have developed a new approach to repair cells deep inside the ear -- a potential remedy that could restore...
Microsoft Office 365 Gets Built-in Ransomware Protection and Enhanced Security Features
Ransomware has been around for a few years, but it has become an albatross around everyone's neck, targeting big businesses, hospitals, financial institutions and...
