What’s the difference between passwords and passkeys? It’s not just the protection they provide

Passkeys first started to emerge roughly four years ago. They use a mathematical process called public-key cryptography to create a unique set of information that is split into two parts – or keys.

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Voyager 1's Back Thrusters Just Fired Up for the First Time in 37 Years

Now that the back thrusters are operational, Voyager 1 just got another two to three years of life, Suzanne Dodd, mission project manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

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US student handcuffed after AI system apparently mistook bag of chips for firearm

An artificial intelligence system (AI) apparently mistook a high school student’s bag of Doritos for a firearm and called local police to tell them the pupil was armed.

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Meta found in breach of EU law over ‘ineffective’ complaints system for flagging illegal content

European Commission initial finding says Facebook and Instagram introduced unnecessary steps for users to submit reports.

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In the depths of the ocean, a new contest between the US and China emerges

Around the Cook Islands, the world’s two most powerful countries are exploring the possibility of deep-sea mining for critical minerals.

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Traffic noise joins land clearance as damaging to bird survival

A new study led by Flinders University warns traffic noise is one more pressure faced by one of southern Australia’s rare songbirds, the threatened Southern Emu-wren (Stipiturus malachurus).

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Being fit may help the body beat dehydration

Individuals who are physically fit may be better equipped to handle the negative effects of dehydration, according to research from the University of California, Riverside. In a study using selectively bred “high-runner” mice, the scientists found that fitter animals increased their voluntary running activity when deprived of water — a finding that could have implications for human performance and health under environmental stress.

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Disrupted sleep in teens identified as suicide risk factor

Researchers at the University of Warwick have demonstrated a longitudinal link between disrupted sleep in early adolescence and later suicide attempts, for the first time in the context of risk-taking and decision making.

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Unravelling the use of non-prescription weight-loss supplements by students in Egypt

More than 12% of students use non-prescription weight-loss supplements, almost half of them without prior medical consultation, a new study of undergraduates at an Egyptian university finds. The results raise concerns about health and safety, especially as many of the supplements are unregulated.

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Bilingual teenagers in Montreal exhibit writing skills on par with their French unilingual peers’, new research shows

Results suggest being schooled in French does not prevent young anglophones from developing strong skills in their first language.

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