'Password' no longer the Internet's worst password
The number sequence "123456" has overtaken "password" as the most common worst password among Internet users, an online security firm says.
View ArticleNOAA says world in 2013 was fourth hottest on record (Update 2)
Last year tied for the fourth hottest year on record around the globe.
View ArticleElectric drive vehicles have little impact on US pollutant emissions, study...
(Phys.org) —A new study from North Carolina State University indicates that even a sharp increase in the use of electric drive passenger vehicles (EDVs) by 2050 would not significantly reduce emissions...
View ArticleBig-screen "phablet" smartphone sales to soar, report says
Sales of big-screen smartphones will soar in coming years as people who game or watch videos on the go opt for "phablets" with near tablet-size views.
View ArticleSolar wind and space dust create new source of water, laboratory study suggests
Water ice is the most abundant solid material in the universe. Much of it was created as the byproduct of star formation, but not all. John Bradley of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and his...
View ArticleActin cytonauts at play in the cell
(Phys.org) —Actin "comets" are scaffolds of polymer that various bacteria and viruses construct within cells. Party-crashers, like Listeria or Shigella bacteria, are able to seed structures using...
View ArticleHow the genetic blueprints for limbs came from fish
A study led by Denis Duboule shows that limbs emerged during evolution by modernisation of a preexisting DNA structure.
View ArticleCERN experiment produces first beam of antihydrogen atoms for hyperfine study
(Phys.org) —The ASACUSA experiment at CERN has succeeded for the first time in producing a beam of antihydrogen atoms. In a paper published today in Nature Communications, the ASACUSA collaboration...
View ArticleHedges and edges help pigeons learn their way around
A study has found that homing pigeons' ability to remember routes depends on the complexity of the landscape below, with hedges and boundaries between urban and rural areas providing ideal landmarks...
View ArticleCalcium absorption not the cause of evolution of milk digestion in Europeans
Ancient DNA from early Iberian farmers shows that the wideheld evolutionary hypothesis of calcium absorption was not the only reason Europeans evolved milk tolerance.
View ArticleSloth truly deserves its name, biologists say
Imagine a creature so slothful that it snacks off its own fur and budges only once a week for a bowel movement.
View ArticleSpark: Look Ma, an open source thermostat
(Phys.org) —Spark.io has come up with an open source thermostat. "We spent about $70 on components to put this together (including $39 for the Spark Core); the wood and acrylic were free. We started...
View ArticleSneak preview of Survey Telescope treasure trove
The VLT Survey Telescope (VST) at ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile has captured this richly detailed new image of the Lagoon Nebula. This giant cloud of gas and dust is creating intensely bright...
View ArticleScientists ID 10-year water-level cycle in Great Lakes basin; say current...
(Phys.org) —For at least the last 70 years, lakes and aquifers in northern Wisconsin have followed the same pattern—after higher than average peaks, water levels spend about 10 years on a downward...
View ArticleNew surface treatment stops scale buildup
Scale, as these deposits are known, causes inefficiencies, downtime, and maintenance issues. In the oil and gas industry, scale has sometimes led to the complete shutdown, at least temporarily, of...
View ArticleNew study changes conceptions about the determinants of skull development and...
(Phys.org) —A new study by a team of researchers led by Matthew Ravosa, professor of biological sciences and concurrent professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering and anthropology at the...
View ArticleNearest supernova in 27 years explodes in M82 galaxy
(Phys.org) —A supernova has been spotted in the constellation Ursa Major (between the Big and Little Dipper in the night sky) in the M82 galaxy (affectionately known as the cigar galaxy) by a team of...
View ArticleMicrosoft-bound Nokia business sees sales slide (Update 3)
The Nokia handsets business that Microsoft is due to take over saw sales continue to slide in the fourth quarter as its Lumia smartphones failed to draw business away from larger competitors like Apple...
View ArticleSexual selection enhances ability of offspring to cope with infection
Offspring from female mice who mate with their preferred male are better able to cope with an experimental infection compared to those of females mated with non-preferred males, according to new...
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