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Cyborgs, trolls and bots can fill the internet with lies and half-truths
Cyborgs, trolls and bots can fill the internet with lies and half-truths. Understanding them is key to learning how misinformation spreads online.
As the 2016...
AI in jet engine design – A new era takes off
Aerospace and defense companies spend billions over many years to design and test new rockets and gas turbine engines.
Fortunately, scientists can slash that...
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is as effective for preventing preinvasive cervical disease
New research indicates that a single dose of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is as effective as multiple doses for preventing preinvasive cervical disease,...
Iran unveiled new tactical ballistic missile 4th Generation Raad-500
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) unveiled today the existence of a new tactical ballistic missile representing a generation leap in ballistic missile technology.
The 4th Generation Raad-500...
Mosquitoes : researchers discovered how they find human to bite
In a paper appearing online February 6 in Science, professor of biology Paul Garrity, Ph.D. student Chloe Greppi, post-doctoral fellow Willem Laursen and several colleagues...
Arctic ice melt have effect of human-caused climate change
A major ocean current in the Arctic is faster and more turbulent as a result of rapid sea ice melt, a new study from...
Report : Using screen brightness to stolen data
Data can be stolen from an air gapped personal computer just by using variations in screen brightness. Researchers at Ben-Gurion University wrote a paper...
Second language – research shows that everyone believes their own pronunciation to be best
Learners of foreign languages can hear the errors in pronunciation that fellow learners tend to make, but continue to fall foul of them themselves...
Risk of persistent visual side effects in Viagra users
Sildenafil is commonly used to treat erectile dysfunction and is generally regarded as safe with limited side effects.
However, a recent study in Frontiers...
Death by suicide in children has reached a 30-year high in the US
Death by suicide in children has reached a 30-year high in the United States. During middle and high school, 10 to 15% of kids...
Coronavirus – Diarrhea may be a secondary path of transmission
Diarrhea may be a secondary path of transmission for the novel coronavirus, scientists said Friday following the publication of the latest study reporting patients...
Mobile phones influence concentration
As smart phones have become a pervasive part of daily life over the last decade or so, they’ve changed the way people socialize and...
Brain training exercises do not help boost early math learning
Research from the University of Sheffield, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, investigated why children differ so much in their early maths skills, to try...
People experience a state of euphoria during their final moments of life
“People often look like they are sleeping just after dying, having a neutral facial expression.
But one of my relatives, who had intense pain...
AppStreamer cuts down storage requirements by at least 85% for popular gaming apps
If you resort to deleting apps when your phone's storage space is full, researchers have a solution.
New software "streams" data and code resources to...
