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Five Jersey Shore beaches under fecal bacteria advisories on Tuesday, July 2

Five Jersey Shore beaches under fecal bacteria advisories on Tuesday, July 2.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagJul 4th, 2024

Floods strike thousands of houses in northern Philippines

Floodwaters reaching more than four meters high swamped thousands of houses in the storm-battered northern Philippines on Tuesday after rivers overflowed following heavy rain and a dam release......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

Flies carry bacteria, and some are resistant to antibiotics—evidence from three South African hospices

Houseflies live close to humans and domesticated animals and because they are so mobile they can easily spread bacteria that make people sick......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

With new imaging approach, scientists closely analyze microbial adhesive interactions

Scientists have identified many types of bacteria in the mouth, but many problems remain in understanding how they work with one another. One of the problems is that microbes assemble themselves into densely packed multi-species biofilms. Their densi.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

King tides return to the San Diego coast

King tides will sweep across San Diego beaches this weekend and a few others over the next few months, sending powerful waves surging against seawalls and making for unusually low tides—prime opportunities to explore tide pools......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 18th, 2024

First successful synthesis of elusive antibiotic compounds since their discovery 50 years ago

Back in 1974, German researchers discovered peculiar chemical compounds, present as red pigments in soil bacteria from a volcanic crater. These biomolecules, which came to be known as naphthocyclinones, are representative of a family of antibiotics w.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 18th, 2024

SpaceX shares photos of Starship ahead of sixth flight on Tuesday

SpaceX has shared images of the massive Starship rocket on the launchpad ahead of its sixth test flight, which is currently set for Tuesday......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 18th, 2024

Week in review: Microsoft patches actively exploited 0-days, Amazon and HSBC employee data leaked

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Microsoft fixes actively exploited zero-days (CVE-2024-43451, CVE-2024-49039) November 2024 Patch Tuesday is here, and Microsoft has dropped fixes f.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsNov 17th, 2024

Study challenges assumptions about how tuberculosis bacteria grow

The rod-shaped tuberculosis (TB) bacterium, which the World Health Organization has once again ranked as the top infectious disease killer globally, is the first single-celled organism ever observed to maintain a consistent growth rate throughout its.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 16th, 2024

Antarctic bacteria show promise as biocontrol agents for combating banana wilt

A recent study conducted by scientists at ESPOL has unveiled the biotechnological potential of microorganisms from Antarctica. In this remote continent, where life thrives under extreme conditions, researchers isolated 77 microbial strains from 162 c.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Scientists propose drug-free method to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Recent estimates indicate that deadly antibiotic-resistant infections will rapidly escalate over the next quarter century. More than 1 million people died from drug-resistant infections each year from 1990 to 2021, a recent study reported, with new p.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Q&A: Holobiont biology, a new concept for exploring how microbiome shapes evolution of visible life

Microorganisms—bacteria, viruses and other tiny life forms—may drive biological variation in visible life as much, if not more, than genetic mutations, creating new lineages and even new species of animals and plants, according to Seth Bordenstei.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

How a Windows zero-day was exploited in the wild for months (CVE-2024-43451)

CVE-2024-43451, a Windows zero-day vulnerability for which Microsoft released a fix on November 2024 Patch Tuesday, has been exploited since at least April 2024, ClearSky researchers have revealed. About the vulnerability CVE-2024-43451 affects all s.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Apple’s head of accessibility highlights the importance of AI in helping people with disabilities

As reported last week, Apple’s global head of accessibility Sarah Herrlinger spoke this Tuesday at the Web Summit Lisbon 2024. At the event, Herrlinger talked about everything Apple has been doing to make its devices easy to use for anyone and also.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

Microsoft fixes actively exploited zero-days (CVE-2024-43451, CVE-2024-49039)

November 2024 Patch Tuesday is here, and Microsoft has dropped fixes for 89 new security issues in its various products, two of which – CVE-2024-43451 and CVE-2024-49039 – are actively exploited by attackers. The exploited vulnerabilities.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Fifth storm in under a month bears down on Philippines

The Philippines issued fresh weather warnings on Tuesday as the fifth major storm in three weeks bore down on the archipelago, days after thousands were evacuated ahead of Typhoon Toraji......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

NYT Connections: hints and answers for Tuesday, November 12

Connections is the new puzzle game from the New York Times, and it can be quite difficult. If you need a hand with solving today's puzzle, we're here to help......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

NYT Strands today: hints, spangram and answers for Tuesday, November 12

Strands is a tricky take on the classic word search from NYT Games. If you're stuck and cannot solve today's puzzle, we've got help for you here......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

NYT Mini Crossword today: puzzle answers for Tuesday, November 12

The NYT Mini crossword might be a lot smaller than a normal crossword, but it isn't easy. If you're stuck with today's crossword, we've got answers for you here......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

NYT Crossword: answers for Tuesday, November 12

The New York Times crossword puzzle can be tough! If you're stuck, we're here to help with a list of today's clues and answers......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

iPhone 14 Pro prototype reveals the humble beginnings of Apple"s haptic button project

A newly-discovered iPhone 14 Pro prototype features one of the earliest known incarnations of Apple's scrapped haptic button project.An iPhone 14 Pro featuring Apple's Bongo design was recently discovered.Back in July of 2024, AppleInsider published.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024