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March 18, 2024

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Researchers identified environmental factors that explain why reports of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) are more common in certain regions of the country. Most sightings occur in the American West where proximity to public lands, dark skies ...
A more accurate way of identifying underground nuclear tests, including those conducted in secret, has been ...
Computer scientists have developed AntiFake, a tool to protect voice recordings from unauthorized speech ...
As new technologies like artificial intelligence, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) such as drones and so-called 'cyberweapons' such as malware and Internet-based disinformation campaigns become ...

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New Zealand is one of only a few island nations that could continue to produce enough food to feed its population in a nuclear winter, researchers have ...

A new study puts the risk of firearm-related death in perspective and calls attention to the urgent need for violence reduction interventions in the United ...

Students at high schools with prominent security measures have lower math scores, are less likely to attend college and are suspended more compared to students in schools with less surveillance, a ...

A new method has been developed for identifying and prioritizing research activities related to maritime safety and security issues for the Arctic and the North-Atlantic (ANA) ...

Using artificial intelligence (AI) for warfare has been the promise of science fiction and politicians for years, but new research argues only so much can be automated and shows the value of human ...

A new article outlines the research and practices needed to combat the US obesity epidemic and its impact on military ...

Research focuses on how meeting food security and nutrition in the face of potential risks is one of humanity's major challenges over the next ...

A study showed that -- within an appropriate framework -- gait recognition could be a viable technique for protecting individuals and their data from potential ...

To counter hacking, researchers have developed a new system based on the concept of 'zero-knowledge proofs', the security of which is based on the physical principle of relativity: ...

Government action is needed so driverless vehicles can be insured against malicious hacks which could have potentially catastrophic consequences, a study ...

The massive columns of smoke generated by a nuclear war would alter the world's climate for years and devastate the ozone layer, endangering both human health and food supplies, new research ...

Scanning technology aimed at detecting small amounts of nuclear materials was unveiled by scientists in Sweden today, with the hope of preventing acts of nuclear ...

A team o computer science researchers has uncovered a line of attack that breaks all Spectre defenses, meaning that billions of computers and other devices across the globe are just as vulnerable ...

From engineered pandemics to city-toppling cyber attacks to nuclear annihilation, life on Earth could radically change, and ...

A new article argues that today's health and equity challenges call for the US to shift from 'food insecurity' to 'nutrition insecurity' in order to catalyze appropriate ...

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