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Stronger Security for Smart Devices

Researchers demonstrate two security methods that efficiently protect analog-to-digital converters from powerful attacks that aim to steal user data.

Researchers Discover a New Hardware Vulnerability in the Apple M1 Chip

CSAIL scientists’ novel hardware attack against the Apple M1 chip defeats the last line of security while leaving no trace.

New CRISPR-Based Map Ties Every Human Gene to Its Function

Jonathan Weissman and collaborators used their single-cell sequencing tool Perturb-seq on every expressed gene in the human genome, linking each to its job in the cell.

Keeping Web-Browsing Data Safe from Hackers

Studying a powerful type of cyberattack, researchers identified a flaw in how it’s been analyzed before, then developed new techniques that stop it in its tracks.

Three Distinct Brain Circuits in the Thalamus Contribute to Parkinson’s Symptoms

Targeting these circuits could offer a new way to reverse motor dysfunction and depression in Parkinson’s patients.

Zinc Is a Key Regulator of Sperm Functions During Sperm Capacitation Process

In a new study at the University of Missouri, researchers found that zinc ion plays a crucial regulatory role in the sperm capacitation process, or series of changes sperm undergo in the female reproductive tract that enable them to fertilize an egg.

6G Component Provides Speed, Efficiency Needed for Next-Gen Network

Even though consumers won’t see it for years, researchers around the world are already laying the foundation for the next generation of wireless communications, 6G.

Legacy of Colonialism Influences Science in the Caribbean

With the retreat of sprawling empires after the Second World War, one might think the colonial mindset of taking from smaller countries to support large nations would likewise be relegated to the past.

Low-Cost Gel Film Can Pluck Drinking Water From Desert Air

More than a third of the world’s population lives in drylands, areas that experience significant water shortages.

Soil Microbes Use Different Pathways to Metabolize Carbon

Much of what scientists think about soil metabolism may be wrong.

What Happens When Phosphorous Runs Out? Hopefully We Never Find Out

Modern agriculture is underpinned by a steady supply of fertilizer.

Are Strokes a Social Justice Issue? a New Study Suggests They Could Be

A new study authored by three NAU researchers found that people with lower socioeconomic status and people from ethnic minority populations have a greater likelihood of severe stroke than white Americans or those of a higher socioeconomic status (SES).

Mysterious 'Blue Blobs' Reveal a New Kind of Star System

The stellar structures are thought to be created when galaxies collide with hot gas in a process that could be likened to doing a belly flop in a swimming pool.

Automated Drones Could Scare Birds Off Agricultural Fields

In the future, cameras could spot blackbirds feeding on grapes in a vineyard and launch drones to drive off the avian irritants, then return to watch for the next invading flock.

New Artificial Enzyme Breaks Down Tough Lignin

A new artificial enzyme has shown it can chew through lignin, the tough polymer that helps woody plants hold their shape.

Native Americans Face Disproportionate Travel Burden for Cancer Treatment

SPOKANE, Wash.—Experiencing higher rates of certain cancers than non-Hispanic whites, many Native Americans have to travel especially large distances to access radiation therapy, according to a study led by Washington State University researchers.

Chicken Vaccination Shows Benefits for Nutrition, Growth in Kenyan Children

Vaccinating household chicken flocks can increase availability and consumption of eggs and meat, leading to better growth of young children in agriculture-dependent families in rural Kenya.

Study Finds Elk Hoof Disease May Affect Antlers

A disease in elk that causes deformed hooves and eventually leads to lameness and death is also associated with abnormal, asymmetrical antlers, a Washington State University-led study of hunter reports has found.

Intense Exercise While Dieting May Reduce Cravings for Fatty Food

In a study that offers hope for human dieters, rats on a 30-day diet who exercised intensely resisted cues for favored, high-fat food pellets.

Stressful Events Can Take Big Toll on Those Struggling Most with Death of Spouse

New Rice research finds large increase in inflammation when grief is intense