You probably know better than to click on links that download unknown files onto your computer. It turns out that uploading files can get you into trouble, too.
Today’s web browsers are much more powerful[1] than earlier generations of browsers. They’re able to manipulate data within both the browser and the computer’s local file system....
The discovery of viral fragments of avian flu[1] virus in milk sold in U.S. stores suggests that the H5N1 virus may be more widespread in U.S. dairy cattle than previously realized.
The Food and Drug Administration was quick to stress on April 24, 2024, that it believes the commercial milk supply is safe[2]. However, highly pathogenic avian...
A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return[1], is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned[2] from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this decade to 2040.
The mission[3] would be the first to try to return rock samples from Mars to Earth so scientists...
About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos[1] pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these “relic” neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they can’t harm you. In fact, only one of them is likely to lightly tap an atom in your body in your entire lifetime.
Most neutrinos produced by objects such...