Cause of vision loss discovered in overlooked genes Summary Researchers have linked variants in five non-protein-coding genes to retinitis pigmentosa, a hereditary disorder that causes progressive blindness. These non-coding elements…
The biggest ‘Schrödinger’s cat’ yet — physicists put 7,000 atoms in superposition Summary Physicists have produced the largest quantum superposition reported so far, placing an object roughly the size of…
Phishing Campaign Zeroes in on LastPass Customers Summary An active phishing campaign began around 19 January targeting LastPass customers with emails urging them to “back up” their vaults ahead of…
Quantum effect observed for biggest objects yet Article Date: 21 January 2026Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04097-yArticle Image: https://media.nature.com/lw100/magazine-assets/d41586-025-04097-y/d41586-025-04097-y_51957704.jpg Summary Researchers have demonstrated matter-wave interference for particles larger than ever before, breaking the…
An eye-popping discovery: early vertebrates had four eyes rather than two Summary A new analysis of Cambrian fossils (around 518 million years old) shows that the earliest known vertebrates possessed…
Hand stencils in Indonesian cave are world’s oldest known artworks Summary Rock art discovered in Sulawesi, Indonesia — specifically hand stencils — has been dated to at least 67,800 years…
Complex VoidLink Linux Malware Created by AI Summary Check Point Research has uncovered VoidLink, an advanced cloud-first malware framework for Linux that appears to have been developed almost entirely with…
The US and China Are Collaborating More Closely on AI Than You Think Summary WIRED analysed more than 5,000 papers from the NeurIPS conference using OpenAI’s Codex to map how…
Don’t click on the LastPass ‘create backup’ link – it’s a scam Summary LastPass has warned customers about a phishing campaign that began around 19 January 2026 which urges users…
Social Security Administration admits it underreported DOGE dirty dealings Summary The Department of Justice filed a correction in court showing the Social Security Administration (SSA) understated the extent of access…
