A woman’s sore throat turned out to have a rare — and horrifying — cause. Source: https://www.livescience.com/parasitic-worm-tonsil-sashimi.html
Tag: Worm
Microsoft Warns of a 17-Year-Old ‘Wormable’ Bug
Since WannaCry and NotPetya struck the internet just over three years ago, the security industry has scrutinized every new Windows bug that could be used to create a similar world-shaking worm. Now one potentially “wormable” vulnerability — meaning an attack can spread from one machine to another with no human interaction — has appeared in Microsoft’s implementation of the domain name…
Oldest known parasite is a worm-like animal from 512 million years ago
Hundreds of fossil animals that lived more than 500 million years ago had worm-like objects attached to them – the oldest hard evidence of parasitism Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2244897-oldest-known-parasite-is-a-worm-like-animal-from-512-million-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Iridescent ‘Elvis worms’ discovered on sea floor
Researchers have identified four species of bizarre deep-sea worm that have been named after Elvis Presley. In a new paper, scientists from the Univer… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/337041/iridescent-elvis-worms-discovered-on-sea-floor…
20 Years Later, Creator of World’s First Major Computer Virus Located in Manila
“The man behind the world’s first major computer virus outbreak has admitted his guilt, 20 years after his software infected millions of machines worldwide,” reports the BBC:
Filipino Onel de Guzman, now 44, says he unleashed the Love Bug computer worm to steal passwords so he could access the internet without paying. He claims he never intended it to spread globally. And…
Insects have declined worldwide since 1925
A new study has offered the clearest indication yet of how insects all over the world are faring. The researchers studied data on the numbers and total weight of insects and arachnids (spiders and mites) sampled in 41 countries on five continents. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/insects-declined-worldwide-since-1925…
Was this the ancestor of all animals?
Geologists say the worm-like creature – about the size of a grain of rice – is the 1st ancestor on the family tree that contains most animals today, including humans. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/ancestor-all-animals-australian-fossils…
This primeval worm may be the ancestor of all animals
This ancient fossil worm may be the progenitor of all animals, a new study suggests. Source: https://www.livescience.com/bilaterian-worm-animal-ancestor.html
March full moon is 2nd-closest of 2020’s 3 full supermoons
The whole globe enjoys a full-looking moon on March 8 and 9, 2020. The exact time of full moon falls in daylight on March 9 for clocks in the Americas. It’s the 1st supermoon of 2020 and 2nd-closest full moon this year. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/super-worm-moon-on-march-9…
Weird worm is earliest known animal to evolve away body parts
A worm-like creature from 518 million years ago evolved to lose its back legs, the earliest known example of an animal losing body parts it no longer needed Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2235594-weird-worm-is-earliest-known-animal-to-evolve-away-body-parts/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…