Fred, a 60-year-old man from Connecticut, had over $100,000 drained from his Coinbase account after falling victim to a phone scam. The scammers posed as a Coinbase customer service representative and convinced Fred to share his password and open his online banking portal. This led to the transfer of significant funds out of his account. … Read more
Scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks have discovered a new type of electromagnetic wave, called “whistlers,” that carries lightning energy to the Earth’s magnetosphere. The research, published in Science Advances, reveals that these waves are crucial for understanding and predicting space weather. According to the study, lightning energy entering the ionosphere at low latitudes … Read more
Archaeologists have made an extraordinary discovery at Lake Bolsena in central Italy, unearthing a 3,000-year-old clay figurine that is believed to represent an ancient goddess. The remarkably well-preserved figurine measures approximately 6 inches long and still bears the handprints of its maker, as well as the impression of a fabric pattern suggesting it was originally … Read more
Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery – a 520-million-year-old fossilized larva that still has its brain and guts intact. This remarkable find has provided a unique window into the past, allowing experts to better understand the evolutionary links between ancient arthropods and those alive today. Typically, fossils are just impressions of small creatures or animals … Read more
The European Space Agency (ESA) revealed that its automated planetary defense system issued a warning on July 6 after detecting an object hurtling towards Earth. However, follow-up observations determined that the object was not an asteroid but instead ESA’s Juice spacecraft, which is en route to the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission. Juice’s solar panel … Read more
Microsoft has temporarily disabled a security fix for a BitLocker vulnerability due to firmware incompatibility issues that caused Windows devices to enter recovery mode after patching. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-38058, allows attackers with physical access to bypass the encryption feature and access data. In an update, Microsoft explained that customers who applied the fix … Read more
Scientists have successfully sequenced the genome of the South American lungfish, a primordial air-breathing fish that has existed for hundreds of millions of years. The genome is an astonishing 30 times larger than the human genome, clocking in at 91 billion base pairs. The study published in Nature found that the majority of the genetic … Read more
Researchers at the University of Chicago have made a groundbreaking discovery in developing an optical memory using MnBi2Te4, a magnetic topological insulator that responds rapidly to light. This breakthrough could revolutionize data storage, making it faster and more energy-efficient. The material exhibits a unique duality in electronic states, balancing between a quantum encoding state and … Read more
A recent study published in Nature Aging has shed new light on the aging process, revealing that our bodies experience two periods of rapid change as we age. Led by Michael Snyder, chair of genetics at Stanford School of Medicine, the research explored data from individuals ranging from 25 to 75 years old. The study … Read more