https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes are vectors of multiple diseases including dengue, chikungunya and Zika, posing a public health risk to populations within their native range. https://phys.org/news/2025-09-invasive-mosquito-vector-species-surveillance.html Plants & Animals Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:00:12 EDT news678468181 Researcher Juana M. Delgado is explaining the findings of a scientific report to the UK Parliament. The report, presented last year by the UJI, UV, and IDIAP Jordi Gol, details the situation in Europe and Great Britain. https://phys.org/news/2025-05-effects-gas-cookers-health-environment.html Environment Fri, 30 May 2025 12:17:04 EDT news667826222 Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University show that agricultural land preserved around river confluences can help mitigate floods. They make a case for Eco-DRR, an approach that uses existing environmental resources to improve resilience against flooding. https://phys.org/news/2024-12-agricultural-rivers-mitigate.html Earth Sciences Mon, 09 Dec 2024 10:19:39 EST news652961974 Households in areas hit hardest by fuel poverty are not benefiting most from the government's flagship energy support scheme, a damning report has found. https://phys.org/news/2023-12-homes-hardest-fuel-poverty-benefiting.html Economics & Business Wed, 13 Dec 2023 11:06:09 EST news621687966 More than 1,800 flights were canceled across the United States by Thursday morning as a massive winter storm upended holiday travel plans with a triple threat of heavy snow, howling winds and bitter cold. https://phys.org/news/2022-12-holiday-flights-scrapped-massive-winter.html Environment Thu, 22 Dec 2022 13:00:01 EST news590936119 A new index developed by researchers at the University of Southampton reveals neighborhoods in the north of England have the highest risk of food insecurity. https://phys.org/news/2022-12-index-regions-north-england-higher.html Economics & Business Mon, 12 Dec 2022 12:57:05 EST news590072221 While workers labored on a large construction site in the Gaza Strip, a security guard noticed a strange piece of stone sticking out of the earth. https://phys.org/news/2022-06-rich-heritage-impoverished-gaza.html Archaeology Sun, 26 Jun 2022 04:37:51 EDT news575437059 After laying eggs on a deserted Thai beach, a green sea turtle dives back into the turquoise-coloured waters of the Andaman Sea—a welcome sight for biologists who say the absence of tourists spurred the marine animal's return. https://phys.org/news/2021-12-sea-turtles-thailand-shores-pandemic.html Ecology Thu, 23 Dec 2021 04:40:01 EST news559456342 Indigenous people are some of the most food insecure people in Australia and Aotearoa (New Zealand). The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns have made food security an even greater problem in both countries, though it has generally gone unnoticed. https://phys.org/news/2021-10-restrictions-cultural-limiting-indigenous-people.html Social Sciences Fri, 22 Oct 2021 09:12:15 EDT news554112638 Freak ice storms following an abnormal weather phenomenon has left 150,000 people without water and electricity in the far eastern Russian city of Vladivostok and prompted a state of emergency. https://phys.org/news/2020-11-ice-storms-russia-east-prompts.html Environment Fri, 20 Nov 2020 13:16:06 EST news525100564 Plant pathogens, or disease-causing viruses, bacteria and fungi could lead to significant losses in agricultural yields, and threaten food security and ecosystem integrity. Between 2012 and 2017, the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) severely damaged large orchards covering 538 km2, equivalent to about 6.5 million olive trees in Apulia, southern Italy, according to data by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC). At the 2nd European conference on Xf organised jointly by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and several partners of the EU-funded POnTE project, Dr. Pieter Beck of the JRC said the information was collected using Sentinel-2 satellite data and was supported by weather data. His presentation is shown in a video. Quoted in a news item in "Eurasia Review' covering the conference, Dr. Beck explained that employing satellite data in such a manner "can help assess the extent of the damage Xylella is causing" as well as "inform the decisions for adaptation in areas where it is established." https://phys.org/news/2019-12-olives-destructive-diseases.html Plants & Animals Mon, 16 Dec 2019 09:08:16 EST news495709693 Instead of a wall, build a first-of-its-kind energy park that spans the 1,954 miles of the border between the United States and Mexico to bring energy, water, jobs and border security to the region. https://phys.org/news/2019-03-energy-corridor-border-wall.html Energy & Green Tech Wed, 06 Mar 2019 10:10:02 EST news471088783 An important lesson from the Millennium Drought in Australia was the power of individuals to curb their own water use. This was achieved through public education campaigns and water restrictions. It was a popular topic in the media and in daily conversations before the focus turned to desalination for water security. https://phys.org/news/2019-02-scarce-neglect-alternatives-desalination.html Environment Wed, 13 Feb 2019 07:08:47 EST news469264120 The Los Angeles subway system will become the first in the U.S. to install body scanners that screen passengers for weapons and explosives, officials said Tuesday. https://phys.org/news/2018-08-la-subway-body-scanners.html Hi Tech & Innovation Tue, 14 Aug 2018 12:41:09 EDT news453469259 Chinese authorities have said 66 of the country's universities were affected by the global ransomware attack, but have rejected reports of widespread damage in higher-education computer systems as "malicious" hype. https://phys.org/news/2017-05-china-denies-universities-hard-ransomware.html Security Tue, 16 May 2017 02:18:00 EDT news414119874 About 1.4 million job seekers in Illinois may have had their personal information compromised when one of the state's employment security agency vendors was hacked, the governor's office said Friday. https://phys.org/news/2017-03-14m-illinois-job-seekers-personal.html Security Fri, 24 Mar 2017 20:25:53 EDT news409605943 Chinese authorities could freeze assets and take other actions against foreign hackers threatening the country's infrastructure under a revised draft of a new cybersecurity law. https://phys.org/news/2016-11-china-cybersecurity-law-foreign-hackers.html Security Tue, 01 Nov 2016 03:48:38 EDT news397190914 Hackers have stolen personal information belonging to about 15 million T-Mobile wireless customers and potential customers in the U.S., including Social Security numbers, home addresses, birthdates and other personal information. https://phys.org/news/2015-10-experian-info-million-t-mobile-customers.html Security Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:46:08 EDT news362943961 Chinese authorities have proposed a sweeping but vaguely worded Internet security law that would strengthen protection of private information, ban hacking activities and also allow authorities to restrict Internet access to maintain public order. https://phys.org/news/2015-07-china-mulls-privacy-curbs-internet.html Internet Wed, 08 Jul 2015 08:04:02 EDT news355561431 The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday encouraging private companies to share information about cyberattacks with federal authorities in an attempt to combat the growing problem. https://phys.org/news/2015-04-house-2nd-bill-firms-cyberattacks.html Security Thu, 23 Apr 2015 12:34:42 EDT news349011260 Microsoft said Friday the number of global law enforcement requests for user data fell in 2014 as the tech giant renewed its call for surveillance reforms. https://phys.org/news/2015-03-microsoft-reforms.html Business Fri, 27 Mar 2015 10:38:56 EDT news346671527 Internet activists launched an attack on the website of the French defence ministry on Tuesday to protest the death of a young environmentalist during clashes with police last year. https://phys.org/news/2015-01-activists-french-defence-ministry-website.html Security Tue, 06 Jan 2015 14:54:20 EST news339778454 Nonprofit organization Goodwill Industries Inc. is working with federal officials to investigate a possible security breach. https://phys.org/news/2014-07-goodwill-feds-breach.html Security Tue, 22 Jul 2014 13:31:35 EDT news325254685 AOL said Monday it had launched an investigation with federal authorities into a security breach that allowed hackers to gain access to around two percent of its email accounts. https://phys.org/news/2014-04-aol-probes-breach-hackers-spoof.html Security Mon, 28 Apr 2014 11:38:55 EDT news317903928 A "sophisticated computer security attack" at the University of Maryland exposed personal data from more than 300,000 students, faculty and staff, the college president said. https://phys.org/news/2014-02-university-maryland-breach-people.html Security Thu, 20 Feb 2014 14:41:36 EST news312129690 US mobile chipmaker Qualcomm said Monday it has been notified it is the subject of an antitrust investigation by Chinese authorities. https://phys.org/news/2013-11-qualcomm-china-antitrust-probe.html Business Mon, 25 Nov 2013 12:20:01 EST news304603121 An Internet freedom coalition backed by US technology giants asked Thursday for 21 countries to release information on national security and law enforcement data requests. https://phys.org/news/2013-09-tech-backed-coalition-transparency-global.html Internet Thu, 19 Sep 2013 18:35:37 EDT news298834525 Federal authorities had arrested at least 68 people and were seeking seven more Wednesday in a multimillion dollar Social Security fraud case in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, which they say has one of the highest rates of fraud involving federal disability benefits. https://phys.org/news/2013-08-puerto-ricans-social-fraud.html Internet Wed, 21 Aug 2013 16:22:15 EDT news296320916 United Nations investigators hoped they would get some help from Facebook when they asked to see information on suspected pirates operating in Somalia. But Facebook refused. https://phys.org/news/2013-07-facebook-rebuffs-team-somali-pirates.html Internet Tue, 30 Jul 2013 14:53:45 EDT news294414812 Services that offer secure Web browsing and search have been enjoying a surge in popularity since the revelations about National Security Agency monitoring of domestic phone calls, email and Internet activity. https://phys.org/news/2013-07-online-privacy-tough.html Internet Wed, 03 Jul 2013 17:10:01 EDT news292083071