Tracing the Sources of Today's Russian Cyberthreat
Some of the most talented and dangerous cybercrooks and cyberwarriors come from Russia, a longtime meddler in other countries’ affairs
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Bait and Switch: Anchovies Eat Plastic Because It Smells Like Prey
The tiny fish are a critical part of ocean food chains
Total Eclipse, Partial Failure: Scientific Expeditions Don't Always Go as Planned
Eclipse expeditions require meticulous advance planning to ensure that astronomers and their equipment wind up in the right place at the right time
Well-Maintained Bridges and Roads May Be Critical to Your Health
Aging infrastructure could have an adverse impact on public health
Being Friends with Someone Who Has Dementia Benefits You Both
Research suggests that social interaction is good for both sufferers and those close to them
Climate Change Could Get You Bumped from a Future Flight
Major airports will see more frequent takeoff weight restrictions in the coming decades due to increasingly common hot temperatures
How Math Puzzles Help You Plan the Perfect Party
The right mix of people who already know one another, of boys and girls--Ramsey numbers may hold the answer
Creating a High-Speed Internet Lane for Emergency Situations
Net neutrality arguments aside, researchers pursue a faster and more reliable way to send and receive large amounts of data through the internet in times of crisis
Revealed: The First Flower, 140-million Years Old, Looked Like a Magnolia
Scientists have reconstructed the ancient plant and figured out how it reproduced
The Scientific Reason You Don't Like LED Bulbs—and the Simple Way to Fix Them
LED flickering is even more pronounced than that of fluorescent lighting
Data Science Can Help Us Fight Human Trafficking
July 30 marks the United Nations’ World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, a day focused on ending the criminal exploitation of children, women and men for forced labor or sex work
Storing Data in DNA Brings Nature into the Digital Universe
We’re not going to stop taking pictures and recording movies, and we need to develop new ways to save them
Life-Friendly Molecules on Saturn's Moon Titan Could Help Reveal Origins of Earth Life
Cassini data points to Titan as a contender for hosting some sort of primitive life, researchers say
Biologics: The Pricey Drugs Transforming Medicine
Rather than being designed by chemists, this class of pharmaceuticals is produced by living cells. Here's where they come from and how they work
Scientists Find Some of Mars's Youngest Volcanoes--and Discover They Could Have Supported Life
Newly identified volcanoes may have provided the perfect environment for microbial life-forms to thrive
Buried Tools and Pigments Tell a New History of Humans in Australia for 65,000 Years
Australia is the end point of early modern human migration out of Africa, and sets the minimum age for the global dispersal of humans
The Real Costs of Cheap Surveillance
U.S. firms have both the incentive and the opportunity to use information about us in undesirable ways
Why Do Human Beings Speak So Many Languages?
Language diversity has played a key role in shaping the history of our species, yet we know surprisingly little about the factors shaping this diversity
What an Artificial Intelligence Researcher Fears about AI
“Being a scientist doesn’t absolve me of my humanity”
What Does the Antarctic Ice Shelf Break Really Mean?
A glaciologist explains that any link to climate change is far from straightforward
