A Facebook security vulnerability discovered by a pair of doctoral students that allowed malicious websites to uncover a visitor’s real name, access private data and post bogus content on their behalf has been repaired, Facebook confirmed.
Well into the second week of protests in Egypt, and after President Hosni Mubarak has vowed not to run for re-election, violence erupts in the streets as pro-government factions attempt to rout the demonstrators. Reports indicate these brute squads are targeting journalists in an attempt to bury coverage of the formerly peaceful revolution.
With protests and demonstrations in Egypt continuing for over a week, Newswise has the following experts and sources available for the media to interview.
Women who have experienced hot flushes and other symptoms of menopause may have a 50 percent lower risk of developing the most common forms of breast cancer than postmenopausal women who have never had such symptoms, according to a recent study by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
Astronomers have pushed NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to its limits by finding what is likely to be the most distant object ever seen in the universe.
Human evolution is undeniably linked to the development of speech, social networks, and the use of tools. New research describes how these complex mental processes mean our survival as a species had a lot to do with our ability to throw objects long distances.
American University researchers unveil new theory behind the 30 year explosion in obesity.
As if the known associated risks weren’t already enough to avoid smoking; 18 different types of cancer, 3,000 deaths daily around the world, millions of chemicals with each inhale. Now scientists have determined that cigarette smoke causes harmful changes to human DNA within minutes, resulting in mutations known to cause cancer.
A research team at The University of Alabama in Huntsville announced that the GBM telescope has detected beams of antimatter produced above thunderstorms on Earth by energetic processes similar to those found in particle accelerators.
For the first time in history, the next generation of Americans will not live as long or longer than their parents due to complications from obesity.
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