Japan, South Korea Take Aim at North Korean IT Worker Scam
Japan, South Korea Take Aim at North Korean IT Worker Scam Summary Japan, South Korea and the United States convened a forum in Tokyo on 26 August to coordinate efforts…
Iran MOIS Phishes 50+ Embassies, Ministries, Int’l Orgs
Iran MOIS Phishes 50+ Embassies, Ministries, Int’l Orgs Summary Researchers at Dream Security and Clear Sky link a recent phishing campaign to the Homeland Justice APT, an actor associated with…
Daily briefing: Epigenetic atlas shows how ageing tweaks DNA
Daily briefing: Epigenetic atlas shows how ageing tweaks DNA Summary This Nature Briefing (02 September 2025) by Flora Graham highlights a major new analysis that maps DNA methylation changes across…
How the brain’s amygdala reacts when making decisions to avoid losses
How the brain’s amygdala reacts when making decisions to avoid losses Summary Humans explore unfamiliar options more when trying to avoid losses than when pursuing gains. Researchers found that activity…
Brain tumours in mice grow more slowly when starved of key amino acid
Brain tumours in mice grow more slowly when starved of key amino acid Summary New research published in Nature shows that many glioblastoma tumours rely on external serine — an…
Marsquakes indicate that the inner core of the red planet is solid, not liquid
Marsquakes indicate that the inner core of the red planet is solid, not liquid Summary NASA’s InSight lander deployed a seismometer on Mars and recorded marsquakes from 2018 for roughly…
Flies evolved a shock-absorber tissue used during embryonic development
Flies evolved a shock-absorber tissue used during embryonic development Summary The cephalic furrow — a fold of tissue that appears early in Drosophila embryos separating the head from the trunk…
This is the world’s largest ‘mosquito factory’: its goal is to stop dengue
This is the world’s largest ‘mosquito factory’: its goal is to stop dengue Summary The Wolbito do Brasil facility in Curitiba is the world’s largest production site for Aedes aegypti…
Ancient DNA clarifies the early history of the Slavs
Ancient DNA clarifies the early history of the Slavs Summary Steffen Patzold reviews a new Nature paper by Gretzinger et al. that uses ancient DNA to investigate the origins and…
How academics and ‘big tech’ can learn from one another
How academics and ‘big tech’ can learn from one another Summary Steven C. Currall argues that academic–industry collaborations can deliver huge benefits but frequently founder on cultural clashes, misaligned incentives…