Hacks in Taiwan (HITCON), a security conference hosted in that country, has discovered an attack involving…
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PlugX Malware Found in Official Releases of League of Legends, Path of Exile
Hacks in Taiwan (HITCON), a security conference hosted in that country, has discovered an attack involving…
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Fossil ankles indicate Earth’s earliest primates lived in trees
Earth’s earliest primates have taken a step up in the world, now that researchers have…
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Geophysicists find the crusty culprits behind sudden tectonic plate movements
New research may have solved one of the biggest mysteries in geology — namely, why…
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Major cause of blindness linked to calcium deposits in the eye
Microscopic spheres of calcium phosphate have been linked to the development of age-related macular degeneration…
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Insights into a rare genetic disease
In a big step towards understanding the effects of a rare genetic disease, research by…
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Self-destructive effects of magnetically-doped ferromagnetic topological insulators
A new atomic-scale study of the surface properties of certain ferromagnetic topological insulators reveals that…
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Predatory sea snails produce weaponized insulin
Some cone snails add insulin to the venom cocktail they use to catch fish, biologists…
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Know your enemy: Combating whooping cough requires informed vaccine booster schedules
A key to victory in battle is to know your enemy, some say. In the…
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Bed nets and vaccines: Some combinations may worsen malaria
Combining insecticide-treated bed nets with vaccines and other control measures may provide the best chance…