The natural architecture of oyster reefs maximizes recruit survival Summary This study tests whether the three-dimensional architecture of oyster reefs—specifically two geometric descriptors, fractal dimension and height range—maximises survival of…
Rising atmospheric CO2 reduces nitrogen availability in boreal forests Article meta Article Date: 18 February 2026 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-10039-5 Article Image: Figure 1 Summary This study uses 1,609 archived tree…
Giant energy storage and dielectric performance in all-polymer nanocomposites Summary The paper reports an all-polymer nanocomposite — notably a 50/50 wt% blend of PBPDA (or PPMDA variants) and PEI —…
Stereospecific alkyl–alkyl cross-coupling of boronic esters Article Date: 18 February 2026 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10261-9 Article Title: Stereospecific alkyl–alkyl cross-coupling of boronic esters Article Image: https://media.springernature.com/full/nature-cms/uploads/product/nature/header-86f1267ea01eccd46b530284be10585e.svg Summary This Nature manuscript (early,…
Notepad++ declares hardened update process ‘effectively unexploitable’ Summary Notepad++ 8.9.2 introduces a “Double‑Lock” update design that verifies both the signed XML instructions fetched from notepad-plus-plus.org and the signed installer payload.…
Tesla drops ‘Autopilot’ branding in California after DMV order Summary Tesla has complied with a California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) order and removed the term ‘Autopilot’ from its marketing…
Predator spyware used to infect phone belonging to Angolan journalist, report says Summary Amnesty International’s report says a prominent Angolan journalist and press freedom advocate, Teixeira Cândido, had his iPhone…
New backdoor found in Android tablets targeting users in Russia, Germany and Japan Summary Researchers at Kaspersky uncovered a previously undocumented firmware-level Android backdoor called Keenadu that infects tablets before…
Big Tech Says Generative AI Will Save the Planet. It Doesn’t Offer Much Proof Summary WIRED reports on a new analysis by Ketan Joshi that scrutinises 154 claims from tech…
Deepest-ever rock core extracted from under Antarctic ice sheet Summary An international team on the SWAIS2C project has recovered a 228-metre rock and mud core from beneath the West Antarctic…
