Staghorn and Elkhorn Coral Are Functionally Extinct Off Florida, Researchers Say
Elkhorn and staghorn coral are now functionally extinct around the state, researchers say, meaning they no longer play any significant role in their ecosystem.
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AI Sidebar Spoofing Attack: SquareX Uncovers Malicious Extensions that Impersonate AI Browser Sidebars
Palo Alto, California, 23rd October 2025, CyberNewsWire
How China Raced Ahead of the U.S. on Nuclear Power
The United States was once the undisputed leader in atomic energy. Now it is trying to catch up.
‘Pirate Lizards’ Can Get Around on 3 Legs
Researchers found more than a hundred lizards of nearly 60 species that survived losing a limb, with some even seeming to thrive.
Most AI privacy research looks the wrong way
Most research on LLM privacy has focused on the wrong problem, according to a new paper by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and Northeastern University. The authors argue that while most technical studies target data memorization, the bigges…
A new approach to blockchain spam: Local reputation over global rules
Spam has long been a nuisance in blockchain networks, clogging transaction queues and driving up fees. A new research paper from Delft University of Technology introduces a decentralized solution called STARVESPAM that could help nodes in permissionles…
When trusted AI connections turn hostile
Researchers have revealed a new security blind spot in how LLM applications connect to external systems. Their study shows that malicious Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers can quietly take control of hosts, manipulate LLM behavior, and deceive users…
Almost 70% of US adults would be deemed obese based on new definition, study finds
Medical experts have called for new way to more accurately measure obesity, although definition has yet to be adoptedAlmost 70% of adults in the US would be deemed to have obesity based on a new definition, research suggests.The traditional definition …
A safer way to break industrial systems (on purpose)
Cybersecurity teams often struggle to test defenses for industrial control systems without risking disruption. A group of researchers from Curtin University has developed a way to make that easier. Their work introduces a container-based framework that…
Signal in the noise: what hashtags reveal about hacktivism in 2025
Kaspersky researchers identified over 2000 unique hashtags across 11,000 hacktivist posts on the surface web and the dark web to find out how hacktivist campaigns function and whom they target.