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May 19, 2023Ravi LakshmananZero-day/endpoint security Apple released security updates to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS and the Safari web browser on Thursday to address three new zero-day flaws that are actively being exploited in the wild. Here are three security…

Following a mysterious report of an earthquake on a small Danish island in the Baltic Sea, seismological investigations were conducted pointing to atmospheric pressure waves as a possible cause. However, like other similar events, it is surprisingly frequent around the…

Sculpture depicting Pharaoh Ramesses and Queen Nefertiti embracing in Luxor Temple, Egypt Agung Parameswara/Getty Images A survey of ancient documents shows that sexual kissing was practiced in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt at least 4,500 years ago. There is considerable debate…

Where would you point the world’s most powerful space telescope? It’s not an easy question. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which launched in December 2021, has been wowing astronomers since it began transmitting its first scientific data in July…

Small predators such as coyotes escape larger predators only to be killed by humans Puffin photo/Alamy Fear of large predators leads bobcats and coyotes to come into close contact with humans, making humans even more likely to kill smaller carnivores…

Ingrid Bergman is said to have put forward one of the most remarkable definitions of the act of touching lips: “A kiss is a lovely gesture that nature has designed to stop words when they are no longer needed.” It’s…

E-skin is soft and stretchy enough to wrap around your finger. Jiancheng Lai and Weichen Wang/Bao Research Group/Stanford University Patches of artificial skin can convert signals from pressure or heat sensors into brain signals. After being connected to the rat’s…

Samsung announced Thursday that it has started mass production of DRAM chips on its latest 12nm manufacturing process. The new manufacturing node has allowed Samsung to reduce the power consumption of his DRAM devices, significantly lowering costs compared to previous…

This podcast was produced for Revive Environmental by Scientific American Custom Media, a division separate from the magazine’s editorial board. In this interview with David Trueba, President and CEO of Revive Environmental, we discuss how scientists are tackling the challenge…

A person who has amputated his right arm shows where on his phantom hand he senses a certain temperature. Alan Herzog Amputees can make their phantom hands feel changes in temperature and matter, and the discovery could help give prostheses…