Fermi Arcs in an antiferromagnet detected at BESSY II
An international cooperation has analyzed samples of NdBi crystals, which display interesting magnetic properties. In their experiments including measurements at BESSY II, they could find evidence for so called Fermi arcs in the antiferromagnetic sta.....»»
First sighting of venomous mud adder in South Australia
A venomous snake normally found only in the eastern states has been detected in South Australia for the first time, near the border with NSW and Victoria......»»
Seasonal change in Antarctic ice sheet movement observed for first time
Some estimates of Antarctica's total contribution to sea-level rise may be over- or underestimated, after researchers detected a previously unknown source of ice loss variability......»»
TESS discovers an old warm Jupiter-like exoplanet
Using the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has detected a new old and warm Jupiter-like alien world orbiting a G-dwarf star. The newfound exoplanet, designated TOI-5542 b, is the size of Jupiter—abo.....»»
Meta shuts down covert influence campaigns it says were run from China and Russia
Facebook parent company Meta announced Tuesday it had detected and shut down two separate networks of fake accounts engaged in covert influence operations run from China and Russia......»»
Nude photos in DMs could be automatically blocked by Instagram users
Meta has confirmed that it is developing a way of allowing users to automatically block nude photos in Instagram DMs. While the nature of the images that can be detected isn’t specified, one hopes it will block unsolicited nude photos to which too.....»»
Researchers use rare-earth metals in alloy powders to produce green, eye-catching sparklers
Sparklers can be a lot of fun—glimmering, fizzing and spitting out arcs of light from handheld sticks or tubes on the ground. But the metals that they're usually made with limit what the sparks can look like. Now, researchers in ACS Omega report th.....»»
New binary pulsar detected with CHIME
Using the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME), astronomers have detected a new radio pulsar in a binary system with a massive non-degenerate companion star. The discovery of the pulsar, which received designation PSR J2108+4516, wa.....»»
Listen to the sound of a meteoroid striking Mars
NASA has shared the sound of a meteoroid crashing into Mars. It's the first time for seismic signals from a meteoroid impact to be detected on another planet......»»
James Webb telescope found a new energy source in space that’s baffling scientists
Scientists have been making a lot of intriguing discoveries with the James Webb space telescope. Webb’s first images gave us a detailed look at the early universe, and we’ve even detected carbon dioxide on an exoplanet with it. Some speculate tha.....»»
Modeling antimicrobial use and resistance in Canadian turkey flocks
Antimicrobial resistance in gut bacteria is constantly being detected on poultry farms and in poultry retail products worldwide, including in turkey flocks. Concerningly, surveillance information and studies on the associations between antimicrobial.....»»
New Dehalogenimonas sp. strain is capable of driving dechlorination of diclofenac
Diclofenac (DCF) is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug for human, livestock and poultry. It has become a new pollutant of concern and can be frequently detected in the environment in surface water, groundwater and sediments. So far, however, litt.....»»
Gamma rays from a dwarf galaxy solve an astronomical puzzle
A glowing blob known as "the cocoon," which appears to be inside one of the enormous gamma-ray emanations from the center of our galaxy dubbed the "Fermi bubbles," has puzzled astronomers since it was discovered in 2012......»»
Ten new pulsating variable stars discovered
By analyzing the data from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), Turkish astronomers have detected 10 new pulsating variable stars, including five Delta Scuti variables. The finding is reported in a paper published August 25 on the arX.....»»
Deadly bird flu returns to Midwest earlier than expected
Bird flu has returned to the Midwest earlier than authorities expected after a lull of several months, with the highly pathogenic disease being detected in a commercial turkey flock in western Minnesota, officials said Wednesday......»»
Astronomers discover seven new pulsars
Using the Large Phased Array (LPA) radio telescope of Pushchino Radio Astronomy Observatory (PRAO) in Russia, astronomers have detected seven new pulsars and determined their basic parameters. The finding is reported in a paper published August 18 on.....»»
World"s first case of bird flu in porpoise: Sweden
A porpoise found stranded on a Swedish beach in June died of bird flu, the first time the virus has been detected in a porpoise, Sweden's National Veterinary Institute said Wednesday......»»
James Webb spots carbon dioxide in exoplanet atmosphere for first time
Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected carbon dioxide in an exoplanet atmosphere for the first time......»»
iPhone Lockdown Mode can be easily detected, could make you a target
iPhone Lockdown Mode is an extreme form of security designed to protect people who might find themselves targets of state-sponsored spyware, like Pegasus. However, a privacy activist says it also makes it easy for a website to detect when someone is.....»»
Researchers discover new malware campaign that is harder to detect
It appears that security researchers have discovered a new Android malware campaign that is making itself harder to be detected or discovered. The post Researchers discover new malware campaign that is harder to detect first appeared on Phandroid......»»
Algal toxin produced by brackish water species detected in Oder water, natural causes unlikely
The latest investigations confirm the suspicion that the mass development of a toxic brackish water alga has occurred in the Oder. This phenomenon could have played a role in the massive kill of fish, mussels, snails, and possibly other animal specie.....»»