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Is This a Fossilized Lair of the Dreaded Bobbit Worm?

Scientists say they've got 20-million-year-old evidence of giant worms that hunted in pretty much the most nightmarish way possible......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredJan 21st, 2021

Fossil ape teeth open a new window into ancient seasonal climates

A global team of scientists has shown how microsampling oxygen isotopes in fossilized teeth can offer greater insights into the role seasonal climate and behavior played in human and primate evolution......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 23rd, 2022

Infortrend introduces WORM and MFA features on EonStor GS to keep data safe from ransomware

Infortrend Technology introduces immutable object storage or write-once-read-many (WORM) and multi-factor authentication (MFA) security features to their EonStor GS unified storage solutions, ensuring the safety of stored data, specifically against r.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJul 28th, 2022

New analyses of giant fossilized megalodon teeth are helping scientists unravel the mystery of their extinction

Millions of years ago, giant sharks three times larger than today's great whites stalked the world's ocean. They're long gone now, but occasionally, someone walking on a beach spots an odd triangular shape in the sand. On closer inspection, they real.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJul 21st, 2022

Apple agrees to $50 million settlement over MacBook"s old defective butterfly keyboards

If you purchased a MacBook between 2015 and 2019 with the dreaded butterfly keyboard, a couple of Benjamins may soon be on your way, courtesy of Apple.On Tuesday, Apple agreed to settle a class action lawsuit against the company over its flawed butte.....»»

Category: topSource:  mashableRelated NewsJul 20th, 2022

500-million-year-old fossilized brains of Stanleycaris prompt a rethink of the evolution of insects and spiders

Royal Ontario Museum revealed new research based on a cache of fossils that contains the brain and nervous system of a half-billion-year-old marine predator from the Burgess Shale called Stanleycaris. Stanleycaris belonged to an ancient, extinct offs.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJul 8th, 2022

76 million-year-old dinosaur skeleton to be auctioned in NYC

The fossilized skeleton of a T. rex relative that roamed the earth about 76 million years ago will be auctioned in New York this month, Sotheby's announced Tuesday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJul 5th, 2022

This Android malware is so dangerous, even Google is worried

Google has confirmed the widespread existence of dreaded Hermit Android malware......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJun 24th, 2022

iOS 16: Tapbacks will no longer spam your SMS group chats

The hero changes to iMessage in iOS 16 are the addition of edit button and undo send features. However, there’s also another enhancement that Apple didn’t mention on stage: the dreaded Tapback spam in SMS group chats has been resolved. Apple is.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 7th, 2022

Exploring wildlife"s "worm-wide web"

Many of us try to repress the thought of them, while others have come to accept them. Whatever your take on parasites is, they can tell scientists a lot about ecology, health and the environment......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJun 6th, 2022

How a harmless environmental bacterium became the dreaded hospital germ Acinetobacter baumannii

Each year, more than 670,000 people in Europe fall ill due to pathogenic bacteria that exhibit antibiotic resistance, and 33,000 die of the diseases they cause. Especially feared are pathogens that are resistant to several antibiotics at the same tim.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 3rd, 2022

Wax worm saliva contains enzymes capable of breaking down plastics

A team of CSIC researchers has discovered that wax worm saliva degrades plastic; a discovery with numerous applications for treating or recycling plastic waste. Back in 2017, the team discovered that this worm species (the lepidopteran Galleria mello.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 24th, 2022

Analysis of prehistoric feces shows Stonehenge people had parasites

Fossilized fecal analysis sheds light on prehistoric dietary habits and social behavior. Enlarge / The prehistoric monument of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, UK. A large Neolithic settlement known as Durrington Walls is less than two miles a.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 20th, 2022

The cause of the latest Windows 11 blue screen crashes has been identified

Windows 11 users are encountering the dreaded blue screen of death after a recent update......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 16th, 2022

Sonic Frontiers is dodging the dreaded ‘Sonic Cycle’

Sega hasn't shown a trailer for Sonic Frontiers since December 2021, but its silence on the game may be golden given previous marketing mishaps......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 7th, 2022

Scientists define molecular movement that connects gut to brain to behavior in worm models

Whether it's making rash decisions or feeling grumpy, hunger can make us think and act differently—"hangry," even. But little is known about how hunger signals in the gut communicate with the brain to change behavior. Now, Salk scientists are using.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 5th, 2022

Mars" sky gets a mysterious green aurora resembling a giant worm

Rather than little green men, the astronauts who put their boots on Martian ground are more likely to be greeted by green-streaked skies.Scientists have known for more than 15 years that auroras, vibrant light shows in the atmosphere, exist on Mars......»»

Category: topSource:  mashableRelated NewsApr 30th, 2022

Spider fossils glow under UV light, a clue to their remarkable preservation

Combination of anaerobic environment and sulfurization created stable carbon-rich films Enlarge / Fossilized spider from the Aix-en-Provence formation in France seen in hand sample overlain with fluorescent microscopy image of the same.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 26th, 2022

Scientists solve mystery of why these rare spider fossils were preserved

Combination of anaerobic environment and sulfurization created stable carbon-rich films Enlarge / Fossilized spider from the Aix-en-Provence formation in France seen in hand sample overlain with fluorescent microscopy image of the same.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 26th, 2022

Army of worm larvae hatch from man’s bum, visibly slither under his skin

Doctors watched the shifting rash blanket his body in rare hyperinfection. Enlarge / A Strongyloides filariform larva. (credit: Getty | BSIP) Doctors in Spain diagnosed a man with an unusual roundworm infection after watching.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 22nd, 2022

Glowing spider fossils prompt breakthrough study of how they were preserved at Aix-en-Provence

A geologic formation near Aix-en-Provence, France, is famed as one of the world's chief treasure troves of fossil species from the Cenozoic Era. Since the late 1700s, scientists there have been unearthing amazingly well-preserved fossilized plants an.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 21st, 2022