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Is cybersecurity an unsolvable problem?

EnlargeFarrar, Straus and Giroux In November 1988, a graduate student at Cornell University named Robert Morris, Jr. inadvertently sparked a national crisis...

No A/C? No problem, if buildings copy networked tunnels of termite mounds

Enlarge / Part of the system of reticulated tunnels (egress complex) of a mound of Macrotermes michaelseni termites from Namibia.D. Andréen The...

Your fave illustration of Franklin’s kite experiment is likely riddled with errors

Enlarge / Hand-colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives in 1876, probably the most widely distributed illustration of Benjamin Franklin's kite experiment. Franklin is...

The chemistry of fermented coffee

Enlarge / Identifying the compounds that give fermented coffee its unique flavor and aroma could allow more people to enjoy it.Samo Smrke ...

More evidence emerges that Saturn’s rings are much younger than the planet

Enlarge / "Backlit" image of Saturn and its rings, taken by the Cassini spacecraft in 2006.NASA/Public domain Astronomers had long assumed that...

The first action-packed trailer for Dune: Part 2 is finally here

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Iq7JeAd0LKA&start=0&wmode=transparent Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya are back for Dune: Part 2. We've been waiting to catch a glimpse of Dune: Part 2, the...

Why champagne has stable “bubble chains” and other carbonated drinks do not

Enlarge / Researchers investigated the stability of bubble chains in carbonated drinks like champagne and sparkling wine.Madeline Federle and Colin Sullivan Brown...

This adorable sloth briefly stole the spotlight during JUICE launch

Enlarge / "S'up?" An adorable sloth briefly mugged for the camera during the ESA's livestream of the JUICE launch on Friday.European Space Agency ...

Bent nails at Roman burial site form “magical barrier” to keep dead from rising

Enlarge / Bent nails scattered around early Roman imperial burial site suggest an attempt to keep the deceased from rising.Sagalassos Archaeological Research Project ...

Bees learn to dance and to solve puzzles from their peers

Enlarge / Bumblebees can learn to solve puzzles from experienced peers. Honeybees do the same to learn their waggle dances.Diego Perez-Lopez, PLoS/CC-BY 4.0 ...

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