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Scientists create new type of encryption that protects video files against quantum computing attacks
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (642+ words) A newly developed encryption framework aims to protect video data from future quantum attacks, all while running on today's conventional hardware. Computer scientists say they've developed a new encryption method designed to defend sensitive data from one of the biggest…...
Western states face above-normal wildfire threats this summer. New maps reveal which areas are most at risk.
3+ hour, 58+ min ago (473+ words) Amid drought and heat waves, April's national wildfire forecast shows that nearly the entire Western U. S. will face an above-normal risk of wildfires at some point in the next four months. Every state in the West is expected to face an…...
Science history: Doctor identifies transmissible proteins
2+ hour, 39+ min ago (482+ words) Prion diseases, such as "mad cow," are caused by transmissible proteins that were identified in the 1980s. Date: April 9, 1982 Who: Dr. Stanley Prusiner On April 9, 1982, a doctor at the University of California, San Francisco, published a paper in the journal Science…...
'No one knows what they are': Researchers discover new type of cell that's seen only during pregnancy
15+ hour, 38+ min ago (481+ words) A new map of the "maternal-fetal interface" reveals a new type of cell, as well as the types of cells most likely to be affected in conditions like preeclampsia. Scientists have unveiled a detailed "atlas" of the placenta and uterus,…...
16th-century silver coin discovered near Strait of Magellan marks the spot of a doomed Spanish colony
15+ hour, 54+ min ago (598+ words) The newfound coin dates to the 1584 founding of a doomed Spanish settlement in southern Chile. Archaeologists have discovered a Spanish coin placed beside the Strait of Magellan in southern Chile as part of a ceremony carried out by colonists more…...
Keratin may act as a 'brake' for skin inflammation, pointing to potential treatments
18+ hour, 34+ min ago (737+ words) Keratin has been linked to skin diseases and inflammation in the past, but now, a new study may have uncovered one reason why. Keratin proteins form our skin, hair and nails " but when mutated, they can mess with the immune…...
Is the next 'great comet' coming? See Comet Pan STARRS brighten in the night sky this week.
14+ hour, 21+ min ago (266+ words) Comet C/2025 R3 (Pan STARRS) could be visible to the naked eye in the predawn sky after April 13 as it makes a close approach to the sun. An incoming comet could provide one of the year's most exciting skywatching events, but…...
Diagnostic dilemma: Woman's 'biologically implausible' infection led her to sneeze 'worms' out of her nose
22+ hour, 17+ min ago (628+ words) Doctors reported a highly unusual case of parasitic fly infection in a woman in Greece. The patient: A 58-year-old woman in Greece The symptoms: The patient, who worked outdoors on a Greek island, developed pain around the center of her…...
'In every continent where humans are present, water bankruptcy is manifesting itself': Exiled Iranian scientist Kaveh Madani on our desperate need to preserve our most precious resource
22+ hour, 54+ min ago (860+ words) Live Science spoke with Kaveh Madani, director of the UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health and recipient of the 2026 Stockholm Water Prize, about "water bankruptcy" and what countries should do to avoid catastrophe. Humans are depleting Earth's fresh…...
'They are literally everywhere': The shocking story of how forever chemicals polluted the world
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (1772+ words) Live Science spoke with Mariah Blake, an investigative journalist and author of the book "They Poisoned The World," about one of the greatest corporate scandals in history. "Forever chemicals" " technically known as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) " are remarkably useful…...