Everything needed to make DNA and RNA found in asteroid sample Summary Scientists analysing samples returned from the near‑Earth asteroid Ryugu have detected all five canonical nucleobases — adenine, guanine,…
Everything needed to make DNA and RNA found in asteroid sample Summary Analysis of samples returned from the asteroid Ryugu shows the presence of all five canonical nucleobases — the…
China-Nexus Hackers Skulk in Southeast Asian Military Orgs for Years Summary Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 uncovered a long-running cyberespionage campaign (tracked as CL-STA-1087) that maintained stealthy access to military…
GlassWorm Malware Evolves to Hide in Dependencies Summary Researchers at Socket have uncovered a fresh wave of GlassWorm infections on Open VSX, identifying dozens of malicious extensions tied to the…
Direct conversion from alkenes to alkynes Summary The authors report a recyclable selenanthrene reagent that effects direct desaturation of alkenes to alkynes under mild conditions. This method avoids the harsh…
AI and the PhD student: friend or foe? Summary This Nature feature examines how PhD students are using generative AI for literature searches, coding, drafting and language help — and…
The real story behind China’s technology triumph Summary Xiaoyu Zhang reviews Dan Wang’s book Breakneck and praises its careful on-the-ground reporting and useful facts about China’s rapid industrial rise. Wang…
Fake PoCs, Misunderstood Risks Cause Cisco SD-WAN Chaos Summary Cisco disclosed multiple high-severity flaws in its Catalyst SD-WAN Manager on 25 February, including CVE-2026-20127 (CVSS 10.0) — a zero-day that…
Most Google Cloud Attacks Start With Bug Exploitation Summary Google’s Cloud Threat Horizons report finds that exploitation of user-managed software and software vulnerabilities — including remote code execution (RCE) —…
Gamers’ Worst Nightmares About AI Are Coming True Summary The article examines how the AI boom is colliding with the games industry, producing what writers call “RAMaggedon” — a global…
