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Republican senator continues blocking military picks, including cyber leaders
Sen. Tommy Tuberville on Wednesday refused to yield to his Republican colleagues and lift his months-long hold on nearly 400 senior military promotions, including several nominees for key cybersecurity posts.
https://therecord.media/tommy-tuberville-military-nominations-blockade-cyber-leaders #ThatGuyAgain #cybersecurity #EveryonesSecurity #tuberville #HumanBowelObstruction #StillbornTurd

Asteroid sampler’s hypersonic return thrilled scientists: here’s what they learnt
The re-entry of the OSIRIS-REx sample canister is the most closely observed of its type in history.
efore landing in Utah, it carved a small but blazing path in the skies of the western United States — becoming one of the fastest human-made objects to ever enter the atmosphere.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03318-6
#OSIRISーREx #reentry #speed #meteor #VLF

Should you allow your browser to remember your passwords?
No doubt, you’ll have seen the pop ups in your browser asking if you’d like it to save your password for next time. In fact, many browsers refer to that as their password manager.
It’s very convenient, since your browser is usually the application that needs the password, but is it a good idea?
As usual, there are pros and cons.
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2023/11/should-you-allow-your-browser-to-remember-your-passwords #password #managers #browsers #security

Dinosaur-killing impact did its dirty work with dust
Fine dust in impact deposits would have chilled the planet, shut down photosynthesis.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/10/dust-of-death-did-it-do-in-the-dinosaurs/
#chicxulub #impact #dust #global #night #climate #extinction #ImpactWinter

Dust from the dino-killing impact ushered in years of global darkness
The Chicxulub impact threw sulfur gas, soot and dust into the air. New research finds that the dust may have been the most devastating.
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/dust-from-the-dino-killing-impact-ushered-in-years-of-global-darkness #chicxulub #impact #dust #global #night #climate #extinction

Strange blobs in Earth’s mantle are relics of a massive collision
Impact with a body called Theia 4.5 billion years ago left remnants deep inside Earth — and also created the Moon.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03385-9 #mantle #blobs #collision #Earth #Moon #protoplanet #Theia #remnants

U.S. Global Health Legislation Tracker
This tracker provides a listing of global health-related legislation being considered by the 118th Congress (Jan. 3, 2023 – Jan. 3, 2025). Currently, there are more than 50 pieces of legislation related to global health. They address topics ranging from global health security to climate change to reproductive health.
https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/fact-sheet/u-s-global-health-legislation-tracker/ #KFF #health #legislation #congress

Bone Stem Cell Discovery: The Hidden Cause of Premature Skull Fusion
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have found that the premature fusion of the skull in infants, known as craniosynostosis, is caused by an increase in a previously unidentified stem cell, the DDR2+ stem cell. This discovery offers potential for treatments beyond surgery.
https://scitechdaily.com/bone-stem-cell-discovery-the-hidden-cause-of-premature-skull-fusion/ #bone #StemCell #skull #fusion #premature #treatment

Shark teeth 'blades' were likely used for ritual or warfare in Indonesia 7,000 years ago
Archaeologists have discovered 7,000-year-old shark-tooth knives in Indonesia.
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/shark-teeth-blades-were-likely-used-for-ritual-or-warfare-in-indonesia-7000-years-ago #shark #teeth #blades #warfare #indonesia #Sulawesi #composite #weapons

“Game Changer for Vitamin D” – Supplementation Found To Improve Cancer Survival
For over a century, the relationship between vitamin D deficiency and the risk of several cancers has been a topic of discussion. A recent commentary has highlighted the potential benefits of improving vitamin D levels to reduce cancer risk and enhance survival rates.
https://scitechdaily.com/game-changer-for-vitamin-d-supplementation-found-to-improve-cancer-survival/ #vitaminD #supplements #cancer #survival

Scientists finally discover 'lost continent' thought to have vanished without a trace
Scientists have pieced together the remnants of a continent that broke off from western Australia 155 million years ago and seemingly vanished as it drifted northward toward Southeast Asia.
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/scientists-finally-discover-lost-continent-thought-to-have-vanished-without-a-trace #LostContinent #Argoland #australia #indonesia #tectonics #reconstruction

VICTORY! California Department of Justice Declares Out-of-State Sharing of License Plate Data Unlawful
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has issued a legal interpretation and guidance for law enforcement agencies around the state that confirms what privacy advocates have been saying for years: It is against the law for police to share data collected from license plate readers with out-of-state or federal agencies.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/10/victory-california-department-justice-declares-out-state-sharing-license-plate #California #DOJ #OutーofーState #federal #Sharing #LicensePlate #Data #Unlawful

“This vulnerability is now under mass exploitation.” Citrix Bleed bug bites hard
A vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass multifactor authentication and access enterprise networks using hardware sold by Citrix is under mass exploitation by ransomware hackers despite a patch being available for three weeks.
By some estimates, 20,000 devices have already been hacked.
https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/10/critical-citrix-bleed-vulnerability-allowing-mfa-bypass-comes-under-mass-exploitation/
#CitrixBleed #MFA #vulnerability #exploits #unpatched #devices #OpenID

Lithium Goldmine: Sustainable Geothermal Extraction for Many Decades
Geothermal wells in the Upper Rhine Valley could offer a steady lithium source for decades, aiding Europe’s shift towards climate neutrality. This image is a still from the video below that shows the spreading of lithium-depleted thermal water around the injection borehole along the fault zone after 30 years.
https://scitechdaily.com/lithium-goldmine-sustainable-geothermal-extraction-for-many-decades/ #lithium #extraction #energy #geothermal #Rhine

Scientists Are on the Cusp of a New Vaccine Modality Breakthrough
The innovative technology reprograms Escherichia coli cells to produce large quantities of vaccine particles. These vaccines are stable at room temperature, making them ideal for developing countries.
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-are-on-the-cusp-of-a-new-vaccine-modality-breakthrough/
#vaccine #EColi #stable #particulate #Polymeric #epitope

Testing extends range of US chocolate foods containing lead and cadmium
Testing by a US consumer group has found widely variable amounts of cadmium and lead in a variety of chocolate products, including chocolate bars, brownie mixes and chocolate chips.
Consumer Reports calls on brands to do more to lower levels of metals in their products
https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/testing-extends-range-of-us-chocolate-foods-containing-lead-and-cadmium/4018332.article
#testing #food #chocolate #cadmium #lead #cacao #soil #contamination

Teaching in English Linked to Worse Results and More Drop-Outs
A Swedish study found that those taking a programming course in English, rather than their native Swedish, performed worse and had higher dropout rates, raising questions about the efficacy of English Medium Instruction (EMI) in non-English speaking countries. The study’s rigorous random assignment isolated language as the key factor influencing lower test scores and completion rates in the English-instructed group.
https://scitechdaily.com/teaching-in-english-linked-to-worse-results-and-more-drop-outs/ #RuhRo #English #language #DropOuts #education

Malvertising via Dynamic Search Ads delivers malware bonanza
Most, if not all malvertising incidents result from a threat actor either injecting code within an existing ad, or intentionally creating one. Today, we look at a different scenario where, as strange as that may sound, malvertising was entirely accidental.
The reason this happened was due to the combination of two separate factors: a compromised website and Google Dynamic Search Ads.
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-intelligence/2023/10/malvertising-via-dynamic-search-ads-delivers-malware-bonanza #malvertizing #DynamicSearchAds #accident

Scientists Uncover New Clues to Early Development of Schizophrenia
New stem cell research opens up new opportunities for discovery.
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-uncover-new-clues-to-early-development-of-schizophrenia/
#Brain #Cognition #Psychiatry #Schizophrenia #neuropsychiatric #disorder #persistent #axonal #dysregulation

Brain tissue may be fuel for marathon runners
A study suggests nerve cell insulation, or myelin, is an energy source during endurance exercise
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/brain-tissue-fuel-marathon-runner #Brain #tissue #fuel #marathon #runners
#myelin, #energy #source #endurance #exercise