under the microscope

Bacteria are talking.

“When bacteria infect a host, they don’t attack right away. They use their communication and counting abilities and wait until they are abundant enough to launch an attack that’s likely to succeed.” They practice ‘quorum sensing’ and therefore it’s possible […]

retail therapy

The internet is insecure.

“Thousands of online stores running Adobe Commerce and Magento software have been hacked starting this summer and infected with digital payment skimmers.” ~ learn more

fun facts

Where did Times New Roman come from?

“You might be surprised to learn that Times New Roman began as a challenge, when esteemed type designer Stanley Morison criticized London’s newspaper The Times for being out-of-touch with modern typographical trends. So The Times asked him to create something […]

book recommendations

Takeaways: The Light Eaters

I enjoyed reading The Light Eaters by Zoë Schlanger in part because of the sheer novelty of the research and the argument. The book presents fresh insights into how plants communicate, adapt, and thrive in ways that often go unnoticed. […]