Anthropic’s Project Glasswing aims to improve online security Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images) The past few weeks have brought apparently alarming news of Mythos, an AI that can identify cybersecurity flaws in a matter of moments, leaving operating systems and software vulnerable to hackers. The cybersecurity community is now beginning to get a better sense…

Most people catch the Epstein-Barr virus, but only a small proportion become seriously ill Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock Evidence is mounting that the Epstein-Barr virus contributes to multiple sclerosis, and we’re starting to understand how. A study of more than 600,000 people has revealed that the virus hijacks our immune cells, disrupting the normal functioning of the…

Researchers have found Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes and their larvae in Chandannath, Nepal, a high-altitude area Yuri Segalerba These striking photographs tell a deadly story about climate change and dengue fever, generally considered the world’s fastest-spreading mosquito-borne disease. Photographer Yuri Segalerba’s photo essay The Ascent of Temperatures explores how dengue has spread to…