The internet buzzed with celebration at the FCC 3–2 vote to approve of the new Title II-backed “net neutrality” regulations last week. You can read about it in the press release dated February 26, 2015. Despite how the story’s been spun, it isn’t exactly the win it appears to be. Don’t get me wrong; this […]

New data could shed light on a decades old gap in understanding quantum mechanics – but how? There is no shame in struggling to conceptualize quantum mechanics, considering some of the best minds on the planet struggle as well. In fact, the field of study has been confusing for even the most forward-thinking, capable scientists. […]

Burkholderia pseudomallei can cause a deadly disease called Melioidosis. Before you get nervous you should consider how unlikely a public health crisis is. A Louisiana based national primate research lab recently discovered at least four monkeys infected with the bacteria. Test monkeys being infected might seem like a usual occurrence at a research center that […]

Cystocarpium roskamianum, a common fern in parts of France, seems to be a naturally cross-bred product of  two separate ferns. Ferns reproduce via spores. Read the DNA analysis here, decribing cystocarpium roskamianum as a hybrid fern with parents whose last common ancestor was nearly 60 million years ago. This hybrid is unique to the French […]

In a story that is abstract, hard to grasp and comprised of details and names science fiction writers might be jealous of, Kasperspy is finally able to point an indirect but definite finger at the NSA. Last Monday, February 16th, at Kasperspy’s  Security Analyst Summit, Kaspersky security researchers were finally prepared to present their findings […]

The tide is turning on revenge pornographers, “purveyors of sexually explicit media that is publicly shared online without the consent of the pictured individual”. In almost any public context on the internet, most Americans are almost unanimous in condemning the nature of the privacy violations behind revenge porn. Liberals who want the concept of consent front […]

Feb 17th, 2015 AT&T’s ‘fast lane’ claim was publicized as a way combat network congestion associated with file-sharing but increased attention on piracy threatens user privacy. You can get, “System and Method to Guide Active Participation in Peer-to-Peer Systems with Passive Monitoring Environment”, through TorrentFreak, describes a system of monitoring peer-to-peer networks like BitTorrent that […]

Superfish is probably the most annoying kind of invasive malware so why did Lenovo think it was going to go unnoticed? It’s actually worse than that. Lenovo claims they thought the Superfish software would be welcome and useful. If you aren’t a programmer or a web marketer you might not even understand what Superfish does […]

2015 ‘s war for hearts and minds has already seen multiple battles between corporations, governments, vigilantes and mysterious online entities wielding unprecedented power – and some of the coolest fucking screen names history has ever known. The year is young but a slew of stories about cyber security have already , attacks being thwarted and […]

The future of Earth’s oceans is getting more mysterious and interesting as climate change instigates new and sometimes unforeseen conditions. These changes have already created new opportunities for scientific study, technological advancement, and economic exploitation. Seafaring humans have long been at the forefront of scientific innovation because the sea is such a volatile, ever-changing aspect […]