Cybersecurity study of the dark web exposes vulnerability to machine identities

A thriving marketplace for SSL and TLS certificates -- small data files used to facilitate confidential…

Number and timing of pregnancies influence breast cancer risk for women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation

Researchers confirm the lower risk of breast cancer from multiple pregnancies and from breast feeding seen…

CO2 mineralization in geologically common rocks for carbon storage

An international research team modeled CO2 mineralization on a quartz (SiO2) surface to study the dynamics…

The moiré patterns of three layers change the electronic properties of graphene

Combining an atomically thin graphene and a boron nitride layer at a slightly rotated angle changes…

Why you lose hearing for a while after listening to loud sounds

When we listen to loud sounds, our hearing may become impaired for a short time. Researchers…

Double helix structure discovered in synthetic macromolecule

Discovery comes as an extension of the development of a polymer ion-gel, which promises to outperform…

Improving researchers’ abilities to forecast epidemics

An annual influenza season forecasting challenge issued by the US Centers for Disease Control provides unique…

Pheromones and social status: Machos smell better

Male house mice are territorial and scent-mark their territories with urine -- and dominant, territorial males…

Small animals with big impact

Copepods, the world's most common animal, release unique substances into the oceans. Concentrations of these substances…

Zinc could help as non-antibiotic treatment for UTIs

New details about the role of zinc in our immune system could help the development of…