physorg has been a very popular site ever since 2004 and well respected for its compilation of scientific and technical papers. It's probably not malware - a more reasonable and common explanation for bad CPU performance is that one of the web or ad frameworks they use is poorly made.

Well respected? It takes in science (sometimes) and futurist hype (mostly) and belches out something resembling pop science. There are quite a few decent sites that turn papers and headlines into brief articles, but Physorg is not one of them. They are to science what clickbait is to news.

Do you have references to sites that are good in your opinion? I am looking for better ways to keep track of progress outside my area of expertise.

Sorry for the late reply!

https://www.sciencenews.org

http://www.sciencemag.org

https://www.nature.com

https://www.eurekalert.org

https://physicsworld.com

Citing their use of ad frameworks isn't an argument against malware.