Carnivorous plants such as the Venus flytrap depend on meals of insects to survive in nutrient-poor soil. They sense the arrival of juicy insects, lured by the plants’ fruity scent, …read more Source:: Science
Day: January 22, 2016
Zebra stripes not for camouflage, new study finds
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•Looking through the eyes of zebra predators, researchers found no evidence supporting the notion that zebras’ black and white stripes are for protective camouflage or that they provide a social …read more Source:: Science
Linux Foundation leadership controversy erupts
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•A debate has sprung up in Linux circles over whether the Linux Foundation is serving individual open-source users or its corporate sponsors. …read more Source:: Linux
Newly discovered star offers opportunity to explore origins of first stars sprung to life in early universe
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•A team of researchers has observed the brightest ultra metal-poor star ever discovered. The star is a rare relic from the Milky Way’s formative years. As such, it offers astronomers …read more Source:: Science
Hand-on with Kali Linux Rolling
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•Kali Linux, long known as a premier security/pen-test distribution, announces a new release which is also UEFI compatible. Here are my experiences installing it. …read more Source:: Linux
Google confirms new Linux hole not a big deal for Android
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•Sometimes a security “hole” is really a tiny security “leak.” …read more Source:: Linux