Researchers from Max Born Institute have demonstrated a successful way to control and manipulate nanoscale magnetic bits—the ...

Astronomers have described the first measurements of plasma layers within an interstellar shock wave that surrounds a pulsar.

Light can tie knots—literally. Engineers at Duke University have managed to manipulate laser beams to form intricate 3D patterns called optical knots, using custom-designed optics. These twisted beams ...

For the past 35 years, an unusual radio signal from deep space has continued to reach Earth at regular intervals — every 22 ...

President Donald Trump and his administration raised eyebrows about how they handled sensitive national security information long before his top national security advisor added a journalist to a ...

But a closer look at the messages posted on Signal — an encrypted but unsecured commercial texting app — and at what the group’s participants were doing when they were sent, reveal broader ...

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The news of Trump officials using Signal for a group chat on military operations has raised many questions about just how secure such messaging apps are and the risks if government officials use ...

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US government officials discussed war plans in a Signal chat, then blamed the leaks on the messaging app. But Signal and other encrypted apps are secure—as long as you use them correctly.