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Tech Xplore / Hackers found a way around Intel CET—PLaTypus locks down library jumps
In June 2020, Intel announced the first hardware availability of Control-Flow Enforcement Technology (CET). This hardware-based protection mechanism has been gradually introduced since Intel's 10th and 11th Core generations ...
Phys.org / Bioengineers condense protein engineering and testing to a single day
Proteins are critical to life—and to industry. There are countless proteins that could be engineered to treat and even cure serious diseases and cellular dysfunctions. Industrial applications are similarly promising, with ...
Phys.org / Indigenous Australians were the world's first astronomers. But their knowledge is now at risk
I'm a proud Yorta Yorta and Barapa Barapa man, an Indigenous astronomer and a trainee ecologist. When I look at the night sky, I don't just see stars. Instead, I see an ancient knowledge system that has guided people, culture ...
Medical Xpress / WHO worries about outbreak's scale and speed of Ebola spread as Congo announces 134 deaths
The World Health Organization director-general openly worried Tuesday over the "scale and speed" of an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola in eastern Congo, where authorities reported a sharp increase in suspected deaths—to ...
Phys.org / Booking site crackdown failed to cut online hotel prices—but unlocked cheaper deals offline
A major French policy designed to make hotel prices more competitive online may not have worked as intended, but it did unlock cheaper deals for customers booking directly with hotels. The new study of European hotel markets ...
Medical Xpress / Undiagnosed ADHD linked to high-risk driving in adults after traffic accidents
New research presented today at the American Psychiatric Association's Annual Meeting in San Francisco finds that a substantial proportion of adults hospitalized after traffic accidents may have undiagnosed attention-deficit/hyperactivity ...
Phys.org / How much worse could western wildfires get? New modeling changes projections
Across the western United States, wildfires are increasing in size and intensity. As the climate continues to warm, more extreme wildfires will reshape landscapes and pose a growing risk to human health and natural ecosystems ...
Phys.org / Food relief comes in many packages
Food insecurity—or the uncertain access to sufficient, nutritious and safe foods—is a "wicked problem" affecting 1 in 3 people worldwide. Social supermarkets are slowly emerging in Australia as a different approach to food ...
Phys.org / Scientists call for stewardship practices to be integrated into biodiversity conservation frameworks
A new article in the journal BioScience argues that the stewardship practices of Indigenous Peoples and other place-based knowledge holders have been systematically underrepresented in both conservation research and international ...
Medical Xpress / Study finds outcomes for lung conditions worse at private equity-owned hospitals
A large study presented at the 2026 ATS International Conference shows that patients treated for COPD or pneumonia experience worse outcomes across several important measures when they are treated at hospitals that have been ...
Phys.org / Fish can pass PFAS safety limits one chemical at a time, but cocktail effects reveal a bigger unseen risk
Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), often called "forever chemicals," are now found almost everywhere scientists look. They have been detected in rivers, oceans, wildlife, food and even human blood.
Medical Xpress / The new Ebola outbreak: Expert explains rare virus strain spreading in Africa
Growing global alarm surrounds the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa, which has now been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization. The current outbreak is centered in the ...
