‘Bonobo forests have never been so quiet’: Most extreme incident of violence in ‘hippie’ species recorded, with females ganging up on males in unprecedented attack

Five wild female bonobos in the Democratic Republic of the Congo viciously attacked a male member of their group, disfiguring his face to the point of being almost unrecognizable, ripping off one of his ears, and biting his testicles in an unprecedented attack for the species, scientists have reported. Researchers arrived at the scene several […]
Death Valley shrubs rearrange their interiors to grow in one of the hottest places on Earth

Scientists have finally discovered how a strange desert plant can grow in one of the hottest places on Earth. It turns out that this vigorous plant changes its internal arrangement as the temperature rises. Extreme conditions frequently occur in California’s Death Valley. Temperatures often exceed 120 degrees Fahrenheit (49 degrees Celsius) in the shade during […]
Iran-linked hackers map ship’s AIS data days before actual attempted missile attack

November 20, 2025Ravi LakshmananCyberwarfare/Threat Intelligence Iranian-linked attackers are engaging in cyber warfare as part of efforts to facilitate and intensify real-world physical attacks, a trend Amazon refers to as cyber-enabled dynamic targeting. The development shows that the line between state-sponsored cyberattacks and violent warfare is becoming increasingly blurred, necessitating a new category of warfare, the […]
History of Science: Experiments Show Mutations Occur Naturally and Support the Pillar of Darwin’s Theory of Evolution – November 20, 1943

simple facts Milestone: Experiments show that mutations occur spontaneously Date: November 20, 1943 Location: Indiana University in Bloomington and Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee People: Max Delbrück and Salvador Luria In 1943, physicists and biologists published a paper confirming one of the central pillars of Darwin’s theory of evolution. The paper, by Max Delbrück of […]
TamperedChef malware spreads via fake software installer in ongoing global campaign

November 20, 2025Ravi LakshmananMalvertising / Artificial Intelligence Threat actors are using fake installers disguised as popular software to trick users into installing malware as part of a global malvertising campaign called TamperedChef. The ultimate goal of the attack is to establish persistence and deliver JavaScript malware that facilitates remote access and control, according to a […]
Nvidia’s record $57 billion in revenue and bright outlook quiets AI bubble talk

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang was bullish on the company’s third-quarter results. Looking at the company’s performance, there may be a reason to do so. Nvidia reported third-quarter revenue of $57 billion, an increase of 62% compared to the same period last year. On a GAAP basis, the company’s net income was $32 billion, […]
How the classic cartoon ‘Ghost in the Shell’ predicted the future of cybersecurity 30 years ago

The year is 2030. A “notorious mystery hacker” known as Puppet Master is wreaking havoc on the Internet, infiltrating the so-called cyber brains of several humans and “every device on the network.” After all, Puppet Master is a creation of Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In other words, Puppet Master is what we would today […]
Cavela wins $6.6 million to help brands overcome pre-tariff manufacturing costs

When Anthony Sardain started developing Cabela’s, an AI startup that helps brands automate supplier sourcing, in 2023, he didn’t anticipate that new tariffs would make customers increasingly wary of making products in China. “It’s not just about going into Vietnam and building a supply chain,” Sardain told TechCrunch. “A lot of brands find one supplier […]
Research suggests that human waste is a catalyst for the domestication of urban raccoons

Raccoons living in cities are showing early signs of domestication, a new study has found. Using photos uploaded to the citizen science platform iNaturalist, researchers found that raccoons in urban environments had shorter snouts than those in rural areas. This difference may be one of several characteristics that constitute a “domestication syndrome,” the scientists said […]
Legally troubled AI music startup Suno raises $2.45 billion valuation on $200 million in revenue

If you want to know how worried venture capitalists (and Silicon Valley in general) are about legal challenges to AI training using copyrighted material, look no further than the AI music site Suno. Suno, which allows anyone to create AI-generated songs through prompts, announced Wednesday that it has raised $250 million in a Series C […]