I have been writing about the “.well-known” directory a few times before. Recently, about attackers hiding webshells [1], and before that, about the purpose of the directory and why you should set up a “/.well-known/security.txt” file. But I noticed something else when I looked at today’s logs on this web server. Sometimes you do not…
A newly described fossil reveals that leeches are at least 200 million years older than scientists previously thought, and that their earliest ancestors may have feasted not on blood, but on smaller marine creatures. “This is the only body fossil we’ve ever found of this entire group,” said Karma Nanglu, a paleontologist with the University…
Global electricity use is increasing rapidly and must be addressed sustainably. Developing new materials could give us much more efficient solar cell materials than at present; materials so thin and flexible that they could encase anything from mobile phones or entire buildings. Using computer simulation and machine learning, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in…
Published October 2, 2025 N.Hoolywood and Baracuta are to unveil their first collaborative capsule collection on 4 October. Entitled ‘A Refined Take on British Heritage’, the Tokyo fashion house and British outerwear brand have combined to present an exclusive capsule collection that “reimagines two of Baracuta’s most iconic silhouettes through the minimalist, detail-oriented lens of…
Sara Smithin Maidstone, Zac SherrattSouth East and Marianna SpringSocial media investigations correspondent PA Media Paloma Shemirani, 23, died after refusing chemotherapy following a diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma A high-profile conspiracy theorist influenced her daughter to reject chemotherapy in favour of alternative treatments, which ultimately led to her death, a coroner has ruled. Paloma Shemirani, from…
Artist’s impression of Cha 1107-7626, a rogue planet about 620 light years away ESO/L. Calçada/M. Kornmesser A ravenous rogue planet has been caught eating 6 billion tonnes of gas and dust per second. This behaviour blurs the line between planets and stars, suggesting both can form in similar ways. Rogue planets, free-floating balls of gas…
Gaslighting could happen to anyone who trusts the wrong person, a McGill University researcher says. Willis Klein, a PhD candidate in the Department of Psychology, was part of a team from McGill and the University of Toronto that developed a new theoretical model with which to understand how manipulators are able to make their targets…
A research group led by Dr. Shinichi Furuya of the NeuroPiano Institute and Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc. announced research findings that for the first time scientifically clarified how pianists’ manipulations of keys alters piano timbre. Creativity in painting, music, and other arts is underpinned by the ability to create diverse perceptual experiences for audiences….
The BBC’s Science Editor Rebecca Morelle goes behind the scenes with the team discovering what the melting of ice from over a million years ago can tell us. Source link
BBC Sian Jones says she hopes the new service will help improve access to medication for women suffering from UTIs A woman who has endured the pain of urinary tract infections (UTIs) all her adult life has welcomed the news that 99% of pharmacies in Wales will now able to treat the condition without a…
