Cloudflare Holds Back the Tide on 11.5Tbps DDoS Attack Summary Cloudflare says it automatically mitigated hundreds of hyper‑volumetric DDoS attacks recently, including a UDP flood that peaked at about 11.5…
Russia’s APT28 Targets Microsoft Outlook With ‘NotDoor’ Malware Summary Researchers at Lab52 (S2 Grupo) have uncovered a new Outlook-focused backdoor dubbed “NotDoor” used by the Russian state‑linked APT28 (Fancy Bear).…
Daily briefing: Epigenetic atlas shows how ageing tweaks DNA Summary By Flora Graham A large-scale analysis has produced an epigenetic atlas mapping DNA-methylation changes across the adult human lifespan. The…
How the brain’s amygdala reacts when making decisions to avoid losses Summary This research briefing summarises a study showing that people explore unfamiliar options more when trying to avoid losses…
Brain tumours in mice grow more slowly when starved of key amino acid Summary Researchers report that many glioblastomas — an aggressive form of brain cancer — scavenge the amino…
A way to determine how partial charges of atoms in a molecule are distributed Summary Atomic partial charges — tiny variations in how electrons are distributed around atoms in a…
Flies evolved a shock-absorber tissue used during embryonic development Summary Two new studies discussed in Nature reveal the function of the cephalic furrow, a fold of tissue that separates head…
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 centre for Wolbachia-modified Aedes…
Ancient DNA clarifies the early history of the Slavs Summary Steffen Patzold’s News & Views piece discusses a new Nature paper by Gretzinger et al. that uses ancient DNA to…
How academics and ‘big tech’ can learn from one another Summary Steven C. Currall argues that collaborations between academic institutions and large technology firms can yield big benefits but are…
