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...
MS Office Built-in Feature Allows Malware Execution Without Macros Enabled
Since new forms of cybercrime are on the rise, traditional techniques seem to be shifting towards more clandestine that involve the exploitation of standard...
New iOS Flaw in Apple ID Passwords
According to the findings of Felix Krause, a mobile app developer and founder of Fastlane, there is a flaw in iOS that is potentially dangerous for the...
New Approach to Destroying Deadly Brain Tumors
A new strategy for treating brain tumors may extend or save the lives of patients diagnosed with one of the deadliest forms of cancer,...
Growing Human Brain Cells in the Lab
Li Gan, PhD, wants to find treatments to help patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Like most researchers, she’s hit a few major roadblocks.
When researchers like...
OnePlus Secretly Collects Way More Data Than It Should – Here’s How to Disable...
There is terrible news for all OnePlus lovers.
Your OnePlus handset, running OxygenOS—the company's custom version of the Android operating system, is collecting way more...
Accenture : Massive Data Exposed Online
Technology and cloud giant Accenture has confirmed it inadvertently left a massive store of private data across four unsecured cloud servers, exposing highly sensitive...
