Archaeologists find an ancient blade workshop in Southern Israel

Recent excavations near Kiryat Gat have revealed a 5,500-year-old blade workshop dating from the Early Bronze Age. Led by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) in preparation for a new housing…

Microsoft Authenticator is ending password autofill soon. How to set up a passkey before Aug. 1

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain If you’re a Microsoft Authenticator user, like me, you’ve probably received at least one notice that the app’s password management features are no longer usable and…

DNA Reveals Multiple Sclerosis Risk Before Symptoms Begin

Q: What is this study trying to discover about MS?A: Researchers aim to understand how genetic risk factors and immune response to the Epstein-Barr virus may interact to trigger multiple…

Online Hate Speech Resembles Mental Health Disorder Language

Key Questions Answered Q: What did this study find about hate speech and psychiatric disorders?A: Posts in online hate speech communities show speech-pattern similarities to posts in communities for personality…

Low rates of isolated locoregional recurrence seen in young women with breast cancer

For women diagnosed with breast cancer at age 40 years or younger, the risk for isolated locoregional recurrence (LRR) is relatively low, according to a study published online July 23…

Tea app takes messaging system offline after second security issue reported

A person uses a smartphone in Chicago, Sept. 16, 2017. Credit: AP Photo, File Tea, a dating discussion app that recently suffered a high-profile cybersecurity breach, announced late Monday that…

SpaceX quiz: Test your private rocket knowledge

From historic rocket launches to mind-bending space technology, SpaceX has revolutionized space travel. The private company has reshaped the modern space with reusable rockets, ambitious missions, and bold visions of…

Boil, freeze, bubble, crack, repeat! Scientists simulate the solar system’s ‘ice volcanoes’ in the lab

The Large Dirty Mars Chamber, housed at the Open University. Credit: Petr Brož Scientists have been able to recreate the extreme conditions found on icy moons in deep space—and revealed…

From thousands of defects, one magnesium oxide qubit emerges as a quantum contender

Magnesium atoms (orange) and oxygen atoms (red) surround the nitrogen-vacancy center in magnesium oxide, shown by a transparent representation of a nitrogen atom under the missing magnesium atom. The yellow…

Medicaid cuts are likely to worsen mental health care in rural America

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Across the nation, Medicaid is the single largest payer for mental health care, and in rural America, residents disproportionately rely on the public insurance program. But…