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Bone-eating 'zombie' worms can no longer hide

Bone-eating 'zombie' worms may be good at keeping out of sight, living off dead whales in the darkness of the sea floor, but scientists have found out how to detect them, even if there’s no trace of their ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

UK brains under threat?

The British appetite for zombies is becoming a growing trend. From computer games and films to organised zombie walks though Britain's cities, the proliferation of zombies seems to be everywhere. Yet, this high interest in ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

'Zombie' stars key to measuring dark energy

"Zombie" stars that explode like bombs as they die, only to revive by sucking matter out of other stars. According to an astrophysicist at UC Santa Barbara, this isn't the plot for the latest 3D blockbuster ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

A real-life zombie story in the life of bugs

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a recent study published in Biology Letters, a page of science fiction comes to life in a real-life zombie scenario between the ladybug and a parasitical wasp called Dinocampus coccinell ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Zombie ants have fungus on the brain

Tropical carpenter ants (Camponotus leonardi) live high up in the rainforest canopy. When infected by a parasitic fungus (Ophiocordyceps unilateralis) the behaviour of the ants is dramatically changed. They ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Spain smashes global 'zombie' computer network: police

Spanish police said on Wednesday they had arrested three men suspected of building the world's biggest network of virus-infected computers which hijacked more than 13 million PCs.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 03, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 7

How a denial-of-service attack works

(AP) -- Some details about denial-of-service attacks, like the one Thursday against Twitter.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Tech 101: How a denial-of-service attack works

(AP) -- Investigators are piecing together details about one of the most aggressive computer attacks in recent memory - a powerful "denial-of-service" assault that overwhelmed computers at U.S. and South Korean ...

Technology / Internet

created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Spam down but 'zombie' armies growing: McAfee

Hackers appear to be beefing up armies of "zombie" computers to recover from a major hit scored in the battle against spam email, according to software security firm McAfee.

Technology / Internet

created May 07, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0