Matt Willemsen @Nonog@fedibird.com

Steeped in Science: Ceramic Glazing Affects Flavor, Aroma, and Health Benefits of Tea
Glazes on tea sets significantly reduce the amount of catechins in tea by oxidizing them, altering the flavor, aroma, and health benefits of tea.
https://scitechdaily.com/steeped-in-science-ceramic-glazing-affects-flavor-aroma-and-health-benefits-of-tea/ #Ceramic #Glazing #Flavor, #Aroma #HealthBenefits #Tea #catechins

Natural Compound Found in Popular Culinary Spice Equally Effective As Indigestion Drugs
A recent study reveals that curcumin, a compound found in turmeric, may be equally effective as the drug omeprazole in treating symptoms of indigestion, with significant symptom reductions observed in both treatment groups over a period of 28 to 56 days.
https://scitechdaily.com/natural-compound-found-in-popular-culinary-spice-equally-effective-as-indigestion-drugs/ #spice #indigestion #drug #curcumin #natural #compound

The Landslide Blog
The failed dams in Wadi Derna in Libya
Information is now emerging about the two dams that collapsed to cause the devastating floods in Libya
https://eos.org/thelandslideblog/the-failed-dams-in-wadi-derna-in-libya #failed #dams #WadiDerna #Libya #flood

Prehistoric artists carved incredibly lifelike animal tracks
The carvings are so realistic that today, Indigenous trackers can recognize their species, age, and sex
https://www.science.org/content/article/prehistoric-artists-carved-incredibly-lifelike-animal-tracks #prehistoric #artists #carved #incredibly #lifelike #animal #tracks

Patch now! September Microsoft Patch Tuesday includes two actively exploited zero-days
Microsoft's September 2023 Patch Tuesday is another important one. Not because it's a busy one, but because we have some special cases. Patch Tuesday includes security updates for 59 bugs, two of which are known to be actively exploited.
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2023/09/patch-now-september-microsoft-patch-tuesday-includes-two-actively-exploited-zero-days #Microsoft #PatchTuesday #ZeroDays #updates

Astronomers have discovered a rare ‘polar ring galaxy’ wrapped in a huge ribbon of hydrogen
Polar ring galaxies are some of the most spectacular looking galaxies that we can see. Beyond just being beautiful, they provide important clues about the formation and growth of galaxies over time.
https://theconversation.com/astronomers-have-discovered-a-rare-polar-ring-galaxy-wrapped-in-a-huge-ribbon-of-hydrogen-213254 #PolarRing #galaxy #hydrogen #ASKAP

"Needs More Cowbird"
Wild male palm cockatoos rock out with custom drumsticks
The instruments are part of their mating display and showcase their creativity
Male palm cockatoos woo mates with percussive musical displays featuring custom-crafted drumsticks, which they throw to the ground after each performance.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/wild-male-palm-cockatoos-drumsticks #PalmCockatoos #drums #percussion #mating #creativity

Appeals Court Upholds Public.Resource.Org’s Right to Post Public Laws and Regulations Online
Our laws belong to all of us, and we should be able to find, read, and share them free of registration requirements, fees, and other roadblocks.
Technical standards like fire and electrical codes developed by private organizations but incorporated into public law can be freely disseminated without any liability for copyright infringement, a federal appeals court ruled.
https://www.eff.org/press/releases/appeals-court-upholds-publicresourceorgs-right-post-public-laws-and-regulations #RightToPost #publish
#PublicLaws #Regulations #Online

Seventy-Year-Old Puzzle Solved – Researchers Decipher Ancient “Unknown Kushan Script”
Currently, about 60 percent of the characters can be read, and the group is working to decipher the remaining characters. A detailed description of the decipherment has now been published in the journal Transactions of the Philological Society.
https://scitechdaily.com/seventy-year-old-puzzle-solved-researchers-decipher-ancient-unknown-kushan-script/ #kushan #script #bilingual #inscription #Tajikistan

New poppy seed-sized fuel pellets could power nuclear reactors on the moon
Scientists have developed a nuclear fuel source no larger than a seed, which NASA will test for use in future moon missions.
https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/new-poppy-seed-sized-fuel-pellets-could-power-nuclear-reactors-on-the-moon #PoppySeed #nuclear #fuel #pellets #moon #SpaceFlower #MicroReactor #DangerMuffins

Phishing campaign uses Word documents to distribute three malware strains
Researchers identified a new phishing campaign that uses Microsoft Word documents to distribute malware that can log what a victim types, siphon cryptocurrency funds, and steal sensitive data.
https://therecord.media/phishing-campaign-agent-tesla-originbotnet-redline-clipper #phishing #Microsoft #Word #documents #malware #attachment #RedLine Clipper #AgentTesla #OriginBotnet

Password-stealing Linux malware served for 3 years and no one noticed
It's not too late to check if a Linux device you use was targeted.
The site, freedownloadmanager[.]org, offered a benign version of a Linux offering known as the Free Download Manager. Starting in 2020, the same domain at times redirected users to the domain deb.fdmpkg[.]org, which served a malicious version of the app.
https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/09/password-stealing-linux-malware-served-for-3-years-and-no-one-noticed/ #Linux #password #stealing #malware #backdoor

Ancient-human fossils sent to space: scientists slam ‘publicity stunt’
The decision to send hominin bones on a commercial spaceflight has raised eyebrows among human-evolution researchers.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02882-1 #fossils #travelled #space #VirginGalactic #VSSUnity #hominin #AustralopithecusSediba #HomoNaledi #SAHRA #NationalGeographic

Breast cancer often spreads to the spine — newfound stem cell can explain why
A stem cell that contributes to vertebra formation also encourages the growth of tumours that move to the backbone from elsewhere.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02851-8 #breast #cancer #metastasis #vertebrae #tumour #protein #MFGE8 #StemCells #vSSCs

@PhilRudland There are no eye markings. Traveling incognito.

@taber Table, Baggage, Watchout!