Detecting distributed denial of service attacks

The distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attack may well be familiar to anyone who has spent time running online services, such as websites. It is a malicious attack on the servers running the system that simply bombards the computers with requests that overwhelm it and prevent legitimate users from accessing the resources.

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Shedding new light on controlling material properties in solid-layered perovskite

Materials scientists may soon be able to control material properties with light.

The hidden world of octopus cities and culture shows why it's wrong to farm them

A recently proposed aquaculture octopus farm in the Canary Islands would raise 3,000 tons of octopus a year, which means almost 275,000 individual octopuses will be killed annually.

DNA discovery reveals a critical 'accordion effect' for switching off genes

WEHI researchers have revealed how an "accordion effect" is critical to switching off genes, in a study that transforms the fundamentals of what we know about gene silencing.  

New algorithm builds stronger and faster blockchains

A global team of researchers, including Monash University experts, has developed a new algorithm that will enable building more resilient, efficient, and faster blockchains.

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Amazon signs on launch partners for space internet

Amazon on Tuesday announced deals for scores of launches to deploy a "constellation" of satellites in low orbit around the Earth to provide internet service to people below.

Missing Charles Darwin notebooks returned to Cambridge University

Two of Charles Darwin's notebooks containing his pioneering ideas on evolution and his famous "Tree of Life" sketch have been returned anonymously after going missing for 21 years, Cambridge University Library said on Tuesday.

'Don't shove us off like we're rubbish': What people with intellectual disability told us about their local community

As the federal election approaches, civic engagement is back on people's minds. But not everyone's needs are well served in the political sphere—and one of the areas most ripe for improvement is actually at the local government level.

Assessing incentives for winterization of the energy market in Texas to prevent future outages

A team of researchers at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Austria has conducted an assessment of the incentives in place in Texas to winterize the energy market to determine if they are sufficient to prevent future outages. In their paper published in the journal Nature Energy, the group studied 70 years of climate data for the state and conducted mathematical assessments of the results.

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Drones and driverless cars could help with Ukraine's humanitarian crisis

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to a serious humanitarian crisis. Of Ukraine's 44 million people, almost one-quarter have been displaced. Around 3.7 million have escaped to neighboring European countries, while around 6.5 million are estimated to be displaced inside Ukraine. Tragically, deaths and injuries continue to rise.

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System helps severely motor-impaired individuals type more quickly and accurately

In 1995, French fashion magazine editor Jean-Dominique Bauby suffered a seizure while driving a car, which left him with a condition known as locked-in syndrome, a neurological disease in which the patient is completely paralyzed and can only move muscles that control the eyes.

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Less than 1% of reported rapes lead to conviction—criminologist explains England's justice system failure

In England and Wales, more than 99% of rapes reported to police do not end in a conviction. This is the result of a criminal justice system that makes prosecuting rape extremely rare, lengthy and difficult.

A 3D approach to protecting biodiversity on the high seas

A three-dimensional approach to marine conservation could help expand protected ocean areas by up to 30% this decade, according to international researchers.

Novel framework for classifying chaos and thermalization

One popular example of chaotic behavior is the butterfly effect—a butterfly may flap its wings in somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean and cause a tornado in Colorado. This remarkable fable illustrates how the extreme sensitivity of the dynamics of chaotic systems can yield dramatically different results despite slight differences in initial conditions. The fundamental laws of nature governing the dynamics of physical systems are inherently nonlinear, often leading to chaos and subsequent thermalization.

Global team of scientists determine 'fingerprint' for how much heat, drought is too much for forests

How hot is too hot, and how dry is too dry, for the Earth's forests? A new study from an international team of researchers found the answers—by looking at decades of dying trees.

Colombian researchers seek safety for bees in urban jungle

Far from the flowery fields that are their natural home, honey bees imperiled by pesticides in rural Colombia are finding sanctuary on university campuses in the bustling capital Bogota.

New non-destructive DNA method opens opportunities

A new method of obtaining ancient genomic data without damaging source material has been developed by University of Otago researchers, creating new opportunities for museum and archaeological collections worldwide.