Iran MOIS Phishes 50+ Embassies, Ministries, Int’l Orgs Summary Researchers at Dream Security and Clear Sky link a short, targeted phishing run to the Iran-linked APT known as “Homeland Justice,”…
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 seeking gains. New research using recordings…
Brain tumours in mice grow more slowly when starved of key amino acid Summary Researchers report that many glioblastomas — an aggressive form of brain tumour — take up the…
A way to determine how partial charges of atoms in a molecule are distributed Summary Researchers have demonstrated an experimental method to measure atomic partial charges in molecules by exploiting…
Summary InSight’s seismometer recorded marsquakes for four years. Analysis of those seismic waves, reported by Bi et al. and discussed by Nicholas C. Schmerr in Nature, reveals evidence for a…
Flies evolved a shock-absorber tissue used during embryonic development Summary The cephalic furrow — a fold of tissue between the head and trunk of Drosophila embryos — has long been…
This is the world’s largest ‘mosquito factory’: its goal is to stop dengue Summary The Wolbito do Brasil facility in Curitiba is producing Wolbachia-carrying Aedes aegypti eggs at industrial scale…
Ancient DNA clarifies the early history of the Slavs Summary In a News & Views note, Steffen Patzold reviews a new Nature paper by Gretzinger et al. that uses ancient…
Compression causes cancer cells to start spreading Summary Researchers using a zebrafish model of melanoma show that mechanical compression from surrounding tissues can trigger cancer cells to switch from a…
Depriving brain tumours of an amino acid could enhance chemotherapy Summary Glioblastoma is an aggressive adult brain cancer with a very poor prognosis. In a News & Views piece, Daniel…
