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This is how a carefully hidden backdoor in fake AWS files escaped the attention of the general public

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Researchers have determined that two fake AWS packages, downloaded hundreds of times from the open source NPM JavaScript repository, contained carefully hidden code that, when executed, allowed access to developers’ computers. The packages—img-aws-s3-object-multipart-copy And legacyaws-s3-object-multipart-copy— were attempts to impersonate aws-s3-object-multipart-copy, a legitimate JavaScript library for copying files using Amazon’s S3 cloud service. The fake files … Read more

Researchers discover a new form of scientific fraud: revealing ‘hidden references’

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Source: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A researcher working alone, disconnected from the world and the wider scientific community, is a classic but misleading image. In reality, research is based on continuous exchange within the scientific community: first you understand the work of others, then you share your findings. Reading and writing articles published in scientific journals … Read more

Something hidden inside the moon could be behind its mysterious swirls: scientists have a theory

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The moon is known for its gray, pockmarked appearance. But did you know that if you point a telescope at a satellite next to our planet, you will also see bright spots on the lunar surface? Since these strange phenomena, known as lunar whirls, were first noticed in the 17th century, scientists have wondered where … Read more

Trees have become a hidden source of air pollution in Los Angeles

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Vehicle emissions in California have steadily declined over the years as environmental policies and advancing technology clean up traffic exhaust. Yet, since 2010, microscopic particulate matter and ground-level ozone have stubbornly refused to decline, thanks to an increase in “secondary sources.” Some of these sources include the trees and shrubs that make our city streets … Read more

When Stars Collide: Revealing the Universe’s Hidden Particles

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During the collision of binary neutron stars, hot neutrinos can become briefly stuck at the interface, leaving them out of equilibrium with the cold cores of the merging stars for 2 to 3 milliseconds. This interaction helps drive the particles toward equilibrium and provides new insights into the physics of such mergers. Credit: SciTechDaily.com New … Read more

Twelve scenes from America’s “hidden” industrial world

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This survey of American industrial installations, photographed by Christopher Payne, features pencil production in New Jersey and the construction of massive wind turbines in North Dakota. Payne has spent the past decade studying factories in America, ranging from “traditional industries” like wool carding to the production of contemporary technological machines that he says are often … Read more

Warning from HMRC: ‘Hidden tax’ on state pension hits 8.5 million pensioners, blow to pensioners: ‘Sunak is a liar!’

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The number of Britons over retirement age paying tax on their state pension has increased significantly in the past year, according to new figures published by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Tax authority data shows that annual figures on the number of people paying income tax on their pension payments have risen by 660,000, from … Read more

The Gaia Space Telescope helps astronomers image hidden objects around bright stars

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A glowing orange and brown sphere next to a brighter orange sphere.

Scientists have directly imaged eight dim objects in Gaia’s data catalog that accompany very bright stars, including so-called “failed stars,” also known as brown dwarfs. The stars and their companions were originally identified from millions of stars in the Gaia catalog. They were considered ideal for follow-up research with the ground-based GRAVITY instrument, an advanced … Read more

Mysterious pink sand beaches in Australia reveal hidden structures thousands of miles away

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Australia’s vast beaches seem a world away from the towering glaciers of Antarctica, and yet clues found in the antipodean sands have led to a dazzling discovery on the frozen continent. The incredible discovery was made when scientists started noticing pink streaks washing up on the remote southern beach of Petrel Cove, about 90km from … Read more

The Gaia Space Telescope helps astronomers image hidden objects around bright stars

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A glowing orange and brown sphere next to a brighter orange sphere.

Scientists have directly imaged eight dim objects in Gaia’s data catalog that accompany very bright stars, including so-called “failed stars,” also known as brown dwarfs. The stars and their companions were originally identified from millions of stars in the Gaia catalog. They were considered ideal for follow-up research with the ground-based GRAVITY instrument, an advanced … Read more