X-ray binary GX 3+1 investigated with AstroSat
Using the AstroSat spacecraft, Indian astronomers have investigated a low-mass X-ray binary known as GX 3+1. The study provided more insights into the properties of GX 3+1 and detected a thermonuclear burst from this source. The findings are reported.....»»
Kiwi Farms has been breached; assume passwords and emails have been leaked
Harassment site is down for now after hacker gains access to admin account. (credit: xxdigipxx) The head of Kiwi Farms, the Internet forum best known for organizing harassment campaigns against trans and non-binary people, sai.....»»
Rurbanization: It’s Time to Make Cities More Rural
Enough with the urban vs. rural binary. Bringing agriculture into cities can have huge benefits beyond healthy food......»»
How terrorism affects our attitudes
Many studies have investigated how terrorism affects people. A new, large meta-study has compiled the results of 325 previous studies to tease out some overall results across contexts. The meta-study includes responses from more than 400,000 people......»»
Shallow-water mining is not a sustainable alternative to deep-water mining, scientists argue
Shallow-water mining projects are already underway in Namibia and Indonesia, and projects have been proposed in Mexico, New Zealand, and Sweden, but the effects of these projects haven't been fully investigated. A new study published on September 13.....»»
Researchers discover method for preventing limescale
From cloudy glasses to deposits in dishwashers—limescale is a ubiquitous problem. An international research collaboration led by two researchers at FAU has now investigated which substances could be added to dishwasher detergent to prevent the buil.....»»
Tidal disruption event AT2020opy investigated with radio telescopes
An international team of astronomers has inspected a tidal disruption event (TDE) known as AT2020opy using various radio telescopes. Results of the study, published August 30 on the arXiv pre-print server, could shed more light on the origin and natu.....»»
Microsoft Activision deal could lessen competition, UK watchdog finds
The $69bn takeover of the Call of Duty maker may now be investigated in-depth by a UK watchdog......»»
Did rivers influence the evolution of Sumatran cascade frogs?
Is the geographical history of Sundaland closely linked to the evolution of the native Sumatran cascade frogs? This question was investigated by an international team led by herpetologist Umilaela Arifin of the LIB in their latest study, which was re.....»»
How Medicine"s Fixation on the Sex Binary Harms Intersex People
“Normalizing” infants’ and children’s genital appearance to match a sex assigned in early age isn’t medically necessary and can negatively impact quality of life.....»»
7 open-source malware analysis tools you should try out
There are two main types of malware analysis: static and dynamic. Performing static analysis of a malicious binary means concentrating on analyizing its code without executing it. This type of analysis may reveal to malware analysts not only what the.....»»
Asian elephants have a nasal pronunciation
With the help of an acoustic camera that visualizes sound pressure, researchers from the University of Vienna investigated the calls of Asian elephants. The elephants emitted their low frequency "rumbles" mainly through their trunk or through their m.....»»
Looking inside a neutron star: New model will improve insights gleaned from gravitational waves
The oscillations in binary neutron stars before they merge could have big implications for the insights scientists can glean from gravitational wave detection......»»
Online teaching triggers a different response in the body
Moderate stress can be beneficial for learning. Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum have investigated whether stress occurs to the same extent in online teaching as during in-person classes. They measured various physiological parameters in stude.....»»
How do rootstocks mediate scion salinity tolerance under salt stress?
Grafting in tomato has been investigated mainly in small-scale experiments, demonstrating morphological, physiological, and metabolic changes in the scion mediated by the rootstock. By grafting a scion onto different rootstocks, scion salt tolerance.....»»
Astronomers detect new eclipsing post-common-envelope binary
Astronomers have conducted photometric and spectroscopic observations of a binary system known as TIC 60040774. Results of the observational campaign shed more light on the properties of this system, revealing that it is an eclipsing post-common-enve.....»»
Access to services is often worst in suburban areas
The world we live in is often divided using a binary urban-rural distinction, despite a huge gradient of settlement patterns in and around cities—ranging from urban to the most remote rural areas. New research led through a joint U.K.-India researc.....»»
Researchers investigate viability of optically thick wind model
Ph.D. candidate Cui Yingzhen and Prof. Meng Xiangcun from the Yunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences recently investigated the viability of the optically thick wind (OTW) model in accreting white dwarfs (WDs). They found that the acc.....»»
Fortress Information Security and NetRise form a partnership to extend XIoT offering
NetRise and Fortress Information Security form a strategic partnership. This partnership gives Fortress Information Security’s global customers access to the firmware binary analysis platform. The NetRise team’s experience in data science.....»»
Astronomers investigate star cluster KMHK 1762 in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Using the VLT Survey Telescope (VST), European astronomers have investigated a peculiar star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), known as KMHK 1762. Results of the study were published July 19 on arXiv.org......»»
Astronomers have found an especially sneaky black hole
Discovery sheds light on star death, black hole formation, and gravitational waves. VFTS 243 is a binary system of a large, hot blue star and a black hole orbiting each other, as seen in this animation. There is always something new and e.....»»