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Tech Xplore / Clone2Pwn: Android data migration flaws allowed attackers within Wi-Fi range to steal sensitive data

The standard data migration tools offered by major Android manufacturers such as Samsung, Google and Xiaomi pose security risks, as researchers from the Institute of Information Security at Graz University of Technology (TU ...

Oct 15, 2026
Phys.org / Scientists identify avian cholera as major cause of penguin deaths in Antarctica

Thousands of Adélie penguins found dead in Antarctica in 2024 were primarily victims of avian cholera, not high pathogenicity avian influenza (H5N1) as researchers initially suspected, according to a study published today ...

Oct 14, 2026
Phys.org / Not all early birds evolved toward better flight, Jurassic fossil suggests

For early birds, evolution wasn't always about becoming better flyers. This conclusion is supported by the recent discovery of a remarkably well-preserved, 150-million-year-old bird fossil from Fujian province, China, which ...

Oct 14, 2026
Phys.org / IBM executive warns of risk of quantum computing hacks

Organizations are unprepared for the risks posed by quantum computing, IBM's Europe and Africa vice president Alessandro Curioni told AFP Wednesday, referring to the high-speed technology that could crack security encryptions ...

Oct 14, 2026
Phys.org / Waste plastics become molecular sponges that capture water from air

Discarded plastic packaging materials, old CDs and even LEGO bricks can be transformed into materials that capture significant amounts of moisture from the air. Materials chemists Anastasiia Naryshkina, Paul Schweng and Robert ...

Oct 14, 2026
Phys.org / Can social media bans protect young people's mental health? Early research suggests that bans aren't the answer

The year 2026 has been an expensive one for social media platforms. Since March, YouTube and Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, have settled or paid out in multiple lawsuits totaling more than $17 billion ...

Oct 16, 2026
Phys.org / Colorado River drought drives unprecedented pattern of groundwater loss

Declining Colorado River flows and falling water levels at Lake Powell and Lake Mead are highly visible signs of the Southwestern megadrought.

Oct 13, 2026
Phys.org / Putting wood security on the global agenda: Researchers outline 20 core challenges

A study led by the Centre for Global Wood Security formally defines the concept of global wood security and identifies the 20 greatest challenges to wood security in the 21st century.

Oct 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / Imaging-based modalities compared for identifying at-risk MASH

FibroScan-aspartate aminotransferase (FAST) demonstrated the highest sensitivity for ruling out at-risk metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), according to a study published in the October issue of the American ...

Oct 16, 2026
Phys.org / Remote work made these colleagues more open with each other, not less

If you need to participate in video meetings for work, you've probably experienced more than one disruption, whether it's kids darting around or home renovation noise.

Oct 16, 2026
Tech Xplore / AI and symmetry speed design of sound-absorbing fabrics

Woven textiles can do more than provide softness and strength. Their microscopic arrangement of yarns can also influence how sound travels through a material. However, finding suitable over-and-under yarn patterns is a difficult ...

Oct 15, 2026
Phys.org / What makes a place ready for radical innovation? Researchers say resident openness matters

Why do some cities embrace new technologies and business models while others are slower to take them up? Economic conditions, infrastructure and access to technology clearly matter. But a new study from the University of ...

Oct 16, 2026