Study Finds Companies Would Be Wise to Share Cybersecurity Efforts

Research finds that when one company experiences a cybersecurity breach, other companies in the same field become less attractive to investors. However, companies that are open about their cybersecurity risk management fare better than peers that...
29-Oct-2019 9:35 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Browser Tool Aims To Help Researchers ID Malicious Websites, Code

Researchers have developed an open-source tool that allows users to track and record the behavior of JavaScript programs without alerting the websites that run those programs. The tool is designed to detect malicious programs that are capable of...
22-Oct-2019 10:20 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Gimme Six! Researchers Discover Aye-Aye’s Extra Finger

Aye-ayes possess small “pseudothumbs” – complete with their own fingerprints – that may help them grip objects and branches as they move through trees. This is the first accessory digit ever found in a primate.
21-Oct-2019 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Big Brands Can Handle ‘Fake News’ on Social Media

“Fake news” stories targeting corporations may be obnoxious, but a new study finds that they likely pose little threat to well-established brands.
16-Oct-2019 9:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Another Casualty of Climate Change? Recreational Fishing

A new study finds that shoreline recreational fishing will likely suffer significantly due to climate change. The study finds some regions of the U.S. may benefit from increasing temperatures, but those benefits will be more than offset by declines...
7-Oct-2019 8:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Paramagnetic Spins Take Electrons for a Ride, Produce Electricity from Heat

Local thermal perturbations of spins in a solid can convert heat to energy even in a paramagnetic material – where spins weren’t thought to correlate long enough to do so. This effect, “paramagnon drag thermopower,” converts a temperature...
13-Sep-2019 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

How the Justice System Can Affect Physical, Mental Health

A new study finds that being convicted of a crime is associated with a decline in one’s physical health, even if the conviction doesn’t lead to jail time. The study also confirms previous work finding that being arrested is associated with...
9-Sep-2019 8:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Shared E-scooters aren't always as green as other transport options

People think of electric scooters, or e-scooters, as environmentally friendly ways to get around town. But a new study from North Carolina State University finds it's not that simple: shared e-scooters may be greener than most cars, but they can be...
2-Aug-2019 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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