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 In the first nine months of 2023, U.S. data breaches increased by 20% compared to the full year 2022, according to a new study that was commissioned by Apple.The iPhone maker paid for the study, which was conducted by Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Stuart E. Madnick, about a year after it rolled out a new feature to expand end-to-end encryption for data stored in its iCloud service. The study, which does not include any findings of data breaches at Apple itself, argues that breaches are becoming so…

Credit: Geophysical Research Letters (2023). DOI: 10.1029/2023GL106036 Understanding cloud formation in polar regions is essential to discern the influence of solar radiation on the polar ice caps. Existing numerical models, however, struggle to replicate ice clouds accurately. Now, using real-world observations and climate data, researchers from Japan have found that marine bioaerosols carried by streams of warm,…

Encryption keeps your data safe, even if it falls into the wrong hands. It makes data unreadable when stored or sent. Many apps offer encryption, and with end-to-end encryption, even if someone gets your data, they can't read it without the special key.At a time when data breaches are on the rise, a study commissioned by Apple has found “only feasible” way to protect consumer data. It also said that in the first nine months of 2023, US data breaches increased by 20% compared to the full year 2022.The study, which was…

In the first nine months of 2023, U.S. data breaches increased by 20% compared to the full year 2022, according to a new study that was commissioned by Apple .The iPhone maker paid for the study, which was conducted by Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Stuart E. Madnick, about a year after it rolled out a new feature to expand end-to-end encryption for data stored in its iCloud service. The study, which does not include any findings of data breaches at Apple itself, argues that breaches are becoming so…

In the study, researchers examined the identity conflict levels of former entrepreneurs who went on to work for an organization. Image credit: Antoine Hart. Credit: Antoine Hart/University of Central Florida Once an entrepreneur always an entrepreneur? Not necessarily, says a new study by researchers at the University of Central Florida and Purdue University. Former entrepreneurs can transition from being their own boss into…

Jet streams circulate around the world. A new study finds fast jet stream winds (those in dark red) will get even faster over time as climate change accelerates. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center A new study in Nature Climate Change takes one of the first deep dives into how climate change will affect the fastest jet streams—the powerful, narrow winds in the upper atmosphere that steer much of the Earth's weather systems…

A University of Cambridge study involving 1,500 older adults shows that reduced physical activity and increased sedentary behavior lead to a lower quality of life. Regular moderate-intensity activity is recommended to mitigate the risks of diseases and improve overall well-being. A study conducted by the University of Cambridge involving nearly 1,500 adults over 60 years old demonstrates a significant correlation between decreased physical activity and a lower quality of life. The study also finds that increased…

A recent study has found that the electricity produced by an electric eel’s discharge is strong enough to cause the transfer of genetic material from the environment into the cells of nearby animals. The finding suggests that electric eels – and other electricity-generating organisms – could affect genetic modification in nature.In the lab setting, electroporation involves the application of an electric field to cells to increase the permeability of their cell membrane, which allows foreign DNA to be introduced. It’s the…

Map of the LASSIE array and regional faults. The red dot is the location of the LBCC-drilled well. The 5 blue triangles are the virtual sources for the validation dataset. The open triangles are the virtual sources for the training dataset. Black lines: faults (dashed if blind). Credit: Nature Communications (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42536-4 An international team of scientists led by Dr. Xin Liu, Assistant Professor of…

Roman police investigated John Keats shortly before his death, newly discovered 19th-century archive documents reveal.Keats scholar Alessandro Gallenzi discovered an entry in Roman police registers about the poet, under the misspelt name “John Xeats”. He was recorded as being under investigation, after his landlady asked for him to be removed from her house because he had not disclosed to her that he had tuberculosis. At the time, tuberculosis was considered to be contagious in Rome, so it would have been difficult and…