Microsoft warns of widespread web security hole
2019-03-04 08:18:04ByWillKnightMicrosoftiswarningmillionsofcustomerstodownloadafixfora“critical”securityholeinnumeroussoftwareproducts.Thewarningcomesjustadayafterthesoftwaregiantchangeditspolicyforclassifyingsecurityis
[查看详情]Delta rockets to first success
2019-03-04 08:17:01ByIanSampleTheinauguralflightofBoeing’snewDeltaIVrocketfinallytookoffonWednesdayandsuccessfullydeliveredasatelliteintoEarthorbit.Theflight
[查看详情]Venter gets go-ahead to build lifeform
2019-03-04 07:20:02ByEmmaYoungControversialUSgeneticistCraigVenterhasbeengivenethicalapprovalandagovernmentgranttobuildthefirstartificialbacterium.WorkingwithNobelPrize-winningDNAexpertHamiltonSmith
[查看详情]Emergency radios can jam patients' lifelines
2019-03-04 07:13:05ByBarryFoxAtwo-wayradiosystembeingwidelyadoptedbytheworld’semergencyservicesisevenmorelikelytointerferewiththesafeoperationofsomelife-criticalmedicaldevicesthanthecellphoneswhicharebannedfromhospitals
[查看详情]Random noise gave vital boost to primitive life
2019-03-04 07:13:04ByAnilAnanthaswamyWHENlifebeganinthehostileconditionsofearlyEarth
[查看详情]Dispatches
2019-03-04 05:11:05OILSPILLAstrickenoiltankerdamagedingalesoffnorth-westSpainisthreateningamajorecologicaldisasteralongthecoastsofPortugalandSpain.AsNewScientistwenttopress
[查看详情]Download your life into this computer
2019-03-04 04:16:03ByIanSampleITWILLcomeasnosurprisetoMicrosoft’scriticstolearnthatthesoftwarecompanywantsfullcontrolofeverybody’slife.NewScientistcanrevealthatBillGates’ssoftwareengineersareworkingonwaystoloadeveryphot
[查看详情]Neanderthals used both hands to kill
2019-03-04 04:06:01ByKurtKleinerNEANDERTHALSandearlyhumansknewhowtomakespearsbuttheydidn’tknowhowtothrowthem.Instead
[查看详情]Breathe deep
2019-03-04 04:02:01HYPERVENTILATINGcouldimproveyourstamina.ChristinaSpenglerandUrsBoutellierattheSwissFederalInstituteofTechnologyinZurichmeasuredthefitnessof10youngenduranceathletesbeforeandaftersixweeksof“ventilatoryt
[查看详情]Bioweapons convention saved by a compromise
2019-03-04 03:13:01ByDeboraMacKenzieTHEBiologicalWeaponsConventionhasbeensavedfrombecominglittlemorethanastatementofintent.AfteratenseweekoftalksinGeneva
[查看详情]Investigators probe Eurofighter crash mystery
2019-03-04 03:12:04ByWillKnightInvestigatorsarestudyingdatatransmittedfromaprototypeEurofighterTyphoonjetshortlybeforeitcrashedduringatestflightonThursday.Theplane’stwo-personcrewejectedsecondsbeforetheplanecrashedintoa
[查看详情]Software aims to put your life on a disk
2019-03-04 03:10:04ByIanSampleEngineersareworkingonsoftwaretoloadeveryphotoyoutake
[查看详情]Nanotubes born inside a mini-fireball
2019-03-04 03:07:04ByJennyHoganPLAYINGwithexplosiveshaseverbeenathrillforchemists–andnowtheyhaveanewexcusetodoit.Thedebrisofaviolentreaction
[查看详情]Neanderthals' strong-arm tactics revealed
2019-03-04 03:04:05ByKurtKleinerNeanderthalsandearlyhumansknewhowtomakespears–butdidnotknowhowtothrowthem.Instead
[查看详情]Nuclear bunker buster clears latest hurdle
2019-03-04 03:01:01ByDavidHamblingAMERICA’SSenateArmedServicesCommitteelastweekgavequalifiedapprovalforthedevelopmentoftheRobustNuclearEarthPenetrator
[查看详情]Dogs 'evolved from handful of wolves'
2019-03-04 02:17:03ByJeffHechtDogsevolvedfromahandfulofwolvesdomesticatedineastAsiaabout15
[查看详情]Dark energy still refuses to go away
2019-03-04 02:11:01ByJeffHechtTHEcasefordarkenergy–themysteriousforcethatseemstobepushingtheUniverseapart–isstrongerthanever
[查看详情]Environment
2019-03-04 02:10:04BOSNIARadioactivehotspotsstilldotBosnia.TheUNEnvironmentProgrammehasfoundthreesitescontaminatedwithdepleteduraniumfromNATObombsdroppedduringthemid-1990s,
[查看详情]Roasty, not toasty
2019-03-04 02:05:03ByBarryFoxShakingpotatoesbeforeroastingmakesthemcrispyandcrunchy
[查看详情]Cannabis link to mental illness strengthened
2019-03-04 01:20:03ByEmmaYoungThelinkbetweenregularcannabisuseandlaterdepressionandschizophreniahasbeensignificantlystrengthenedbythreenewstudies.Thestudiesprovide“littlesupport”foranalternativeexplanation–thatpeoplewit
[查看详情]Small but deadly asteroid threat downgraded
2019-03-04 01:15:02ByJeffHechtAnewanalysisofdatafromUSmilitarysatellitesshowsthatlocallydevastatingimpactsbysmallasteroidsarelikelyonlyaboutonceinamillennium.Thebenchmarkforsuchimpactsisa1908blastthatlevelled2000squarek
[查看详情]Passive smoking danger was underestimated
2019-03-03 08:10:04ByGaiaVinceThehealthrisksofpassivesmokingmayhavebeensubstantiallyunderestimated
[查看详情]World’s best navigators mostly come from Nordic countries
2019-03-03 08:06:04Cultura/REX/ShutterstockByClareWilsoninSanDiegoPeoplefromFinlandhaveaparticularlygoodsenseofdirection.That’saccordingtoastudyof2.4millionpeoplewhodownloadedaphonegamedesignedtotestpeople’sabilitytofin
[查看详情]Watch cockatoo genius chew out a tool from a piece of cardboard
2019-03-03 07:20:04Auersperg/SIPA/REX/ShutterstockByColinBarrasIt’stoolmakingwithintent.Goffin’scockatoosinthelabusetheirbeakstocarefullycutoutatoolfromasheetofcardboardbeforeusingittoretrieveanout-of-reachnut.In2012
[查看详情]Apple unveils faster searching tool
2019-03-03 07:19:01ByWillKnightComputermakerAppleprovidedasneakpreviewofthenextversionofitsdesktopsoftwareonMonday
[查看详情]Speed of light may have changed recently
2019-03-03 07:17:05ByEugenieSamuelReichThespeedoflight
[查看详情]Hybrid nano-wires provide link to silicon
2019-03-03 07:05:05ByWillKnightNanoscaleelectroniccomponentsthatcouldbepluggedintoconventionalcomputercircuitshavebeendevelopedforthefirsttimebyUSchemists.Nanoscopicelectronicwireshavealreadybeenmadeinthelaboratory
[查看详情]Cassini slips smoothly into Saturn orbit
2019-03-03 06:18:01ByStephenBattersbyTheCassinispacecrafthassuccessfullyenteredorbitaroundSaturn
[查看详情]US healthcare still lags far behind other developed nations
2019-03-03 06:17:02JasonRedmond/AFP/GettyImagesByAvivaRutkinTheresultsofthelatestcheck-uponUShealthcarearein
[查看详情]Watch some of the most endangered seals caught napping underwater
2019-03-03 06:13:03Karamanlidisetal.ByJuliannaPhotopoulosSealnapanyone?Mediterraneanmonksealshavebeencaughtonvideosnoozingunderwater.Completelymotionless
[查看详情]The world needs scientific values more than ever
2019-03-03 06:06:04BrendanSmialowski/AFP/GettyImages“REALITYisthatwhich
[查看详情]Saturn's sharp-edged rings revealed by Cassini
2019-03-03 05:09:05ByStephenBattersbyTheCassinispacecrafthasreturnedthemostdetailedimageseverseenofSaturn’srings
[查看详情]Energy-efficient engine turns waste hot water into electricity
2019-03-03 05:09:05LayneKennedy/GettyByJamesRandersonAnewenginethatgenerateselectricityfromwastehotwatercouldreduceenergyconsumptionandcarbonemissionsforthousandsofdifferentbusinesses
[查看详情]Petite skull reopens human ancestry debate
2019-03-03 05:02:06ByWillKnightTheremnantsofaremarkablypetiteskullbelongingtooneofthefirsthumanancestorstowalkontwolegshaverevealedthegreatphysicaldiversityamongtheseprehistoricpopulations.ButwhetherthespeciesHomoerectu
[查看详情]Space station gyro fixed after tricky spacewalk
2019-03-03 03:20:06ByJennyHoganThetwo-mancrewoftheInternationalSpaceStationcompletedanunusuallycomplicatedspacewalkonThursdaymorning
[查看详情]Pilot whales babysit each other’s young while swimming in groups
2019-03-03 03:11:05NaturePhotographersLtd/AlamyStockPhotoByEmilyBensonIttakesavillagetoraiseawhale.Ratherthanstickingexclusivelytotheirmothers’side
[查看详情]All UK doctors should join the call to decriminalise drugs
2019-03-03 03:01:07CathalMcNaughton/ReutersTheissueoflegalisingandregulatingdrugshasatlastbecomeaserioussubjectofdebateamongmedicsintheUK.Thereason?ApassionateeditorialininfluentialLondon-basedmedicaljournalTheBMJtha
[查看详情]Sneakiest primates have biggest brains
2019-03-03 02:11:01ByHazelMuirMonkeysandapeswhoaregoodatdeceivingtheirpeersalsohavethebiggestbrainsrelativetotheirbodysize.Thefindingbacksthe“Machiavellianintelligence”theory
[查看详情]Mystery cosmic radio blasts come with side of gamma rays
2019-03-03 01:12:04NASAByLeahCraneBLASTSofradiowavesfromspacemaydeliveramuchbiggerwallopthanexpected.Forthefirsttime
[查看详情]Stopping brain protein from going rogue may prevent Alzheimer’s
2019-03-03 01:02:07UCLCABI/SciencePhotoLibraryByAliceKleinAlzheimer’sdiseasemay bepreventedbystoppingacrucialbrainproteinfromturningrogue
[查看详情]Calcium-rich diets may prevent PMS
2019-03-02 08:16:01ByAnnaGoslineEncouragingwomentoeatadietrichincalciumandvitaminDcouldpreventthedevelopmentofclinicalpremenstrualsyndrome
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