Quasi-periodic oscillation detected in blazar PKS 0405-385
By analyzing the historical light curve of blazar PKS 0405-385 from NASA's Fermi spacecraft, Chinese astronomers have detected quasi-periodic oscillation from this source. The discovery, presented in a paper published May 5 on arXiv.org, could shed m.....»»
Suspected marijuana farm turns out to be a Bitcoin mine that was stealing electricity from the grid
West Midlands Police said they had been tipped off that lots of people had been visiting the industrial unit in question. Upon closer inspection, they noted lots of wiring and ventilation ducts. Furthermore, police drones detected a considerable amou.....»»
Biologists construct a "periodic table" for cell nuclei
One hundred fifty years ago, Dmitri Mendeleev created the periodic table, a system for classifying atoms based on the properties of their nuclei. This week, a team of biologists studying the tree of life has unveiled a new classification system for c.....»»
Microsoft Files Suit Against Click Fraudsters
Claiming that it has detected a novel form of click fraud that was gouging advertisers, Microsoft's legal team has sprung into action with a pair of lawsuits this week......»»
"Slow slip" earthquakes" hidden mechanics revealed
Slow slip earthquakes, a type of slow motion tremor, have been detected at many of the world's earthquake hotspots, including those found around the Pacific Ring of Fire, but it is unclear how they are connected to the damaging quakes that occur ther.....»»
New energetic pulsar discovered in the Small Magellanic Cloud
Using ESA's XMM-Newton spacecraft, an international team of astronomers has detected a new energetic rotation-powered pulsar in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). The newly found pulsar, designated PSR J0058–7218, appears to be the most energetic pu.....»»
And the Top Source of Critical Security Threats Is...PowerShell
Slashdot reader storagedude writes: That's right, Microsoft's CLI management tool was the source of more than a third of critical security threats detected by Cisco in the second half of 2020, according to eSecurity Planet. Dual-use tool exploitati.....»»
Hear ye, DarkSide! This honorable ransomware court is now in session
Colonial Pipeline hackers have cashed in spectacularly. Now, they're feeling the heat. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) A crime forum is holding a quasi-judicial proceeding against the makers of DarkSide, the ransomware that shut down Colonial P.....»»
Salts could be important piece of Martian organic puzzle, scientists find
A NASA team has found that organic salts are likely present on Mars. Like shards of ancient pottery, these salts are the chemical remnants of organic compounds, such as those previously detected by NASA's Curiosity rover. Organic compounds and salts.....»»
Tidal tails detected in the open cluster NGC 752
Indian astronomers have detected tidal tails in a disintegrating open cluster known as NGC 752. The newly found features extend on either side of the cluster's denser central region. The findings were presented in a research paper published May 13 on.....»»
Study Finds Alarming Levels of "Forever Chemicals" In US Mothers" Breast Milk
Slashdot reader Hmmmmmm quotes the Guardian: A new study that checked American women's breast milk for PFAS contamination detected the toxic chemical in all 50 samples tested, and at levels nearly 2,000 times higher than the level some public health.....»»
New research reveals hidden processes at work in the hearts of large stars
Astronomers commonly refer to massive stars as the chemical factories of the Universe. They generally end their lives in spectacular supernovae, events that forge many of the elements on the periodic table. How elemental nuclei mix within these enorm.....»»
Biomarker detects severe COVID-19 early on
Severe cases of COVID-19 can now be detected at an early stage. Researchers have identified the first biomarker that can reliably predict which patients will develop severe symptoms. This can help to improve the treatment of severe cases of COVID-19......»»
Machine-learning text adventure AI Dungeon is now being censored and users are furious
When Nick Walton created AI Dungeon 2 two years ago, he had no idea that it would take off as it did. Within days of launching the machine-learning text adventure website where anything is possible, he formed his company and ported the quasi-game to.....»»
Facebook Oversight Board upholds ban on former President Trump
While the ban was permissible, its open-ended nature was not. Enlarge / President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday, May 14, 2020. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) Facebook’s quasi.....»»
Facebook’s hand-picked ‘oversight’ panel upholds Trump ban — for now
Facebook’s content decision review body, a quasi-external panel that’s been likened to a ‘Supreme Court of Facebook’ but isn’t staffed by sitting judges, can’t be truly independent of the tech giant which funds it,.....»»
Early Signs of Dementia Can Be Detected By Tracking Driving Behaviors
An anonymous reader quotes a report from New Atlas: A fascinating new study from a team of US researchers has used machine learning techniques to develop algorithms that can analyze naturalistic driving data and detect mild cognitive impairment and d.....»»
Self-organization of nanoparticles and molecules in periodic Liesegang-type structures
Chemical organization in reaction-diffusion systems offer a strategy to generate materials with ordered morphologies and architecture. Periodic structures can be formed using molecules or nanoparticles. An emerging frontier in materials science aims.....»»
Google webspam report: 60% increase in spam detection
The 2020 webspam report from Google said the company detected 40 billion pages of spam every day, that is up from 25 billion in 2019. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article......»»
Bird flu detected in Mali
Mali's agriculture ministry said on Tuesday that it had detected outbreaks of bird flu in the West African state and announced precautionary measures to "contain the disease"......»»
Astronomers detect new chemical signature in an exoplanet"s atmosphere using Subaru Telescope
An international collaboration of astronomers led by a researcher from the Astrobiology Center and Queen's University Belfast has detected a new chemical signature in the atmosphere of an extrasolar planet—i.e., a planet that orbits a star other th.....»»