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Researchers Demonstrate New Attack Method That Could Comprom RSA Encryption Faster Than Traditional Factoring

A significant development in cryptographic security has emerged as researchers have demonstrated a new approach to breaking RSA encryption that challenges long-standing assumptions about the difficulty of compromising the algorithm. RSA (Rivest–Shamir–Adleman) has been a cornerstone of public-key cryptography since the 1970s, securing everything from online transactions to

Hospitals and Insurers Deploy Competing AI Systems, Raising Healthcare Costs

The intersection of artificial intelligence and American healthcare is producing an unexpected consequence: escalating costs driven by competing AI deployments on opposite sides of the patient-provider relationship. Hospitals and medical systems have invested heavily in AI tools designed to maximize reimbursement by optimizing documentation, coding, and care recommendations. Insurers, in

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Scientists Detect Radio Emissions from an Exoplanet for the First Time

Astronomers have detected radio signals from an exoplanet for the first time, marking a significant milestone in the study of worlds beyond our solar system. The emissions have been traced to magnetic activity on the planet rather than any artificial origin, providing researchers with a new method for investigating planetary

Anthropic's Claude AI Discovers CRISPR-Like Enzyme System

Anthropic's Claude AI has made a significant scientific discovery by identifying a CRISPR-like enzyme system, according to the company. This finding represents another milestone in AI's expanding role in biological and genetic research. CRISPR-Cas systems have revolutionized genetic engineering, enabling precise editing of DNA across organisms.

Study Links REM Sleep to Lower Risk of Dozens of Diseases

A major study published in Science Daily has uncovered strong connections between sleep stages and long-term health outcomes. Researchers tracked more than 95,000 individuals and found that those who spent more time in REM (rapid eye movement) sleep demonstrated significantly lower risks for 83 different diseases. REM sleep, the

Anthropic's Claude AI Used to Discover Novel Enzyme System

Anthropic has announced that its Claude AI assistant played a role in helping researchers identify a previously unknown enzyme system. The discovery highlights the increasing collaboration between AI tools and scientists in the life sciences, where language models can assist in analyzing complex biological data, generating hypotheses, and navigating vast

Cascadia and San Andreas Faults May Rupture Together, Thousands of Years of Sediment Evidence Suggests

Background on the Two Fault Systems The Cascadia subduction zone lies offshore from northern California through Oregon, Washington, and into British Columbia, where the Juan de Fuca plate slides beneath the North American plate. The northern San Andreas fault runs through California. Both are capable of producing magnitude-8+ earthquakes, but