Donald Trump’s history of lax phone security is well-documented. Before the election, he spent ample time furiously typing away on an outdated Samsung Galaxy phone — one that had many unpatched security vulnerabilities. As president, new reports claim Trump ignores his staff’s concerns about his insecure smartphone use because it’s …

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the most complex device ever built by humanity, and it’s allowed us to explore previously unknowable realms of physics. However, there are still some missing pieces to the puzzle. Scientists hope that a comparatively modest new instrument near the LHC could spot those missing …

Modern medicine has made incredible progress in the treatment of HIV. Years ago, infection with HIV would almost certainly lead to developing AIDS, but treatment can now keep the disease at bay. Even with daily antiretroviral therapy (ART), the pathogen continues to hide in a patient’s cells. Researchers from Japan’s …

An international team of researchers led by Dr. Jean-Lou Justine of the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, has identified at least five species of invasive hammerhead flatworms living in metropolitan France, a few European countries, and overseas French territories in three continents. Justine et al report new findings obtained mainly …

A rare species of orangutan, a majestic tree, a beetle that looks like part of an ant, the world’s deepest-living fish, and the fossil of a marsupial lion that lived in Australia in the Oligocene and Miocene epochs are among the 10 most amazing species chosen by experts at the …

In a research article published in the journal Heart, a team of researchers from China and the UK reports that a moderate level of egg consumption (up to 1?egg/day) was associated with a lower incidence of cardiovascular disease in a Chinese population. This prospective cohort study of the general Chinese …

A team of neuroscientists from the University of California, San Francisco, and Loma Linda University has identified the first potential treatment for the brain damage caused by exposure to galactic cosmic rays. Novel drugs could one day protect astronauts on deep-space missions from dangerous cosmic radiation. Image credit: Jonny Lindner. …

Less than a week after learning that they would lose right-hander Keynan Middleton to season-ending Tommy John surgery, the Angels received more bad news about another key reliever. Wood, 32, was originally placed on the disabled list with a right elbow posterior impingement on April 23, but he appeared to …

A new variant on the Spectre attacks has been discovered, and it hits CPUs from AMD, ARM, and Intel. The new Variant 4 attack has been disclosed by Microsoft, Google, and Intel itself. The new exploit isn’t thought to be as bad as some of the earlier attacks we’ve discussed, …

Rafa Nadal returned to the top of the world rankings after seeing off plucky upstart Alexander Zverev to clinch a record eighth Italian Open title on Sunday. It capped another phenomenal clay court season for the Spaniard, who has already won titles in Barcelona and Monte Carlo. He also broke …