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Potentially ‘Catastrophic’ Breach of Cyber Firm Blamed on China  Bloomberg.com ED 26-01: Mitigate Vulnerabilities in F5 Devices  CISA (.gov) F5 Breach Exposes BIG-IP Source Code — Nation-State Hackers Behind Massive Intrusion  The Hacker News Breach at US-based cybersecurity provider F5 blamed on China, Bloomberg News reports  Reuters CISA directs agencies to address ‘significant cyber threat’  Federal News Network Source link

When it comes to saving Earth from a potential doomsday rock, knowing where to hit it and how it spins could make all the difference. Two new studies presented last month at the Europlanet Science Congress in Helsinki may have just given scientists both answers. In one study, researchers led by Wen-Han Zhou of the University of Tokyo used data …

BERLIN — On a cloudy day in mid-September, I biked across Germany’s capital to meet up with Oliver Richtberg, a representative of the VDMA, at his organization’s annual political conference. The VDMA is an industry association (whose name is a German acronym that translates to Association of German Mechanical and Plant Engineering). It represents thousands of German companies that manufacture …

Australia is drifting northward at a steady pace, and though the movement seems minimal at first glance, the long-term consequences are profound. A recent study by Curtin University reveals that the continent is on a collision course with Asia, and this shift is more than just a slow-moving tectonic event. The Slow Yet Powerful Northward Drift of Australia It might …

IN A NUTSHELL 🌍 The Indian Plate is found to be tearing apart beneath the Himalayas, altering seismic risk assessments. 🔍 New seismic studies reveal the fragmented movement of the Indian Plate, challenging previous geological models. 🌋 The discovery has significant implications for earthquake risks in the Himalayas and surrounding regions. 📊 The findings reshape our understanding of tectonic processes …

Adam RittenbergSep 17, 2025, 12:24 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Texas A&M safety Bryce Anderson avoided “catastrophic injury” after being taken to a hospital for testing following a serious collision in Saturday’s game at Notre Dame. Anderson returned to campus with the team following the game and is continuing to recover …

You may already feel as if there’s not enough time in the day.  But it’s not just your imagination – the days have been getting shorter.  According to scientists, July 9, July 22 and August 5 this year were between 1.3 and 1.51 milliseconds shorter than the standard 24-hour day.  Although the exact reason is still a mystery, there could be …

Things seem to be going well at the CDC, the federal agency charged with protecting US public health. By “well” I mean terrible, thanks to the leadership of the health and human services secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr. Not only is the agency in complete disarray under his leadership, but the secretary’s fringe agenda is now also putting the lives …

Scientists on Wednesday warned that abrupt and potentially irreversible changes are occurring in Antarctica. They said the changes, which are driven by climate change, could lead to “catastrophic consequences for generations.” The research was published in the journal Nature. It sought to describe the interlocking effects of global warming on the Antarctic, the frozen continent at the planet’s South Pole. The …

Abrupt and potentially irreversible changes in Antarctica driven by climate change could lift global oceans by meters and lead to “catastrophic consequences for generations,” scientists warned Wednesday. More broadly, a state-of-knowledge review by a score of top experts revealed accelerating shifts across the region that are often both a cause and effect of global warming, according to a study published …