Sugar isn’t always sweet to German cockroaches. In a new study, researchers show that glucose…
Month: May 2013
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ZeuS/ZBOT Malware Shapes Up in 2013
The notorious info-stealing ZeuS/ZBOT variants are reemerging with a vengeance, with increased activity and a…
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ZeuS/ZBOT Malware Shapes Up in 2013
The notorious info-stealing ZeuS/ZBOT variants are reemerging with a vengeance, with increased activity and a…
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Stitching defects into world’s thinnest semiconductor
Researchers have grown high-quality crystals of molybdenum disulfide, the world’s thinnest semiconductor, and studied how…
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Bacterium from Canadian high Arctic offers clues to possible life on Mars
The recent discovery of a bacterium that is able to thrive at minus 15 degrees…
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Schools should provide students with daily physical activity, experts say
A new report from the Institute of Medicine says schools should be responsible for helping…
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common childhood asthma not rooted in allergens, inflammation
Allergens? No. Inflammation? No. An over-active gene that interrupts lipid synthesis appears to be the…
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Supersonic laminar flow tests continue on NASA’s F-15B
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center’s F-15B Research Testbed aircraft has been busy this spring, flying…
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Hubble reveals the Ring Nebula’s true shape
The Ring Nebula’s distinctive shape makes it a popular illustration for astronomy books. But new…
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Hidden population of exotic neutron stars
Magnetars — the dense remains of dead stars that erupt sporadically with bursts of high-energy…