researchers propose extending TLS to detect rogue SSL certificates
25 May 2012, 5:55 am
A pair of security researchers have proposed an extension to the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol that would allow browsers to detect and block fraudulently-issued SSL certificates.

Coral-killing seaweed has medicinal benefits, researchers say
25 May 2012, 3:00 am
California researchers have discovered that there may be a silver lining to an invasive and toxic seaweed that is killing some of Hawaii's coral reefs: It seems the seaweed contains compounds that could treat human diseases. 

researchers Propose TLS Extension to Detect Rogue SSL Certificates
24 May 2012, 4:15 pm
A pair of security researchers have proposed an extension to the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol that would allow browsers to detect and block...

researchers Identify Key Brain Cell in Antidepressant Action
24 May 2012, 2:54 pm
Antidepressant medications such as Prozac have helped improve mood and lessen anxiety in millions of people with major depression. But scientists know surprisingly little about how these drugs work.

researchers Find Link Between Isolated State Capitals, Corruption
24 May 2012, 1:01 pm
Political scientists have long noted the propensity for self-dealing among politicians in out-of-sight, out-of-mind state capitals like Albany, NY and Springfield, Ill. After comparing federal corruption convictions of state officials and the relative isolation of state capitals, two researchers found a strong correlation.

researchers identify protein necessary for behavioral flexibility
24 May 2012, 11:54 am
researchers have identified a protein necessary to maintain behavioral flexibility, which allows us to modify our behaviors to adjust to circumstances that are similar, but not identical, to previous experiences. Their findings may offer new insights into addressing autism and schizophrenia -- afflictions marked by impaired behavioral flexibility.

researchers and journalists encouraged to strike partnership on research publications
24 May 2012, 9:19 am
About 20 health researchers and eleven journalists on Thursday started a workshop to strike a partnership for accurate publication of the works of researchers in order to influence both public and policy decisions in the country.

researchers find health benefits in P.E.I. wild roses
23 May 2012, 6:22 pm
researchers have found that the rose hips in one variety of P.E.I.'s wild roses contain anti-inflammatories.

researchers uncover new ways sleep-wake patterns are like clockwork
23 May 2012, 11:18 am
researchers at NYU and Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered new ways neurons work together to ease the transition between sleep and wakefulness. Their findings provide additional insights into sleep-wake patterns and offer methods to explore what may disrupt them.

'Creeping quakes' rumble New Zealand: researchers
23 May 2012, 1:34 am
researchers have discovered New Zealand's earthquake-prone landscape is even more unstable than previously thought, recording deep tremors lasting up to 30 minutes on its biggest fault line.