Why doesn’t stainless steel rust?
The special chemistry of this shiny iron alloy creates a protective layer on its surface that prevents it from rusting.
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Person in Missouri caught H5 bird flu without animal contact
Enlarge / The influenza virus from an image produced with transmission electron microscopy. Viral diameter ranges from around 80 to 120 nm. (credit: Getty | BSIP) A person in Missouri with no reported exposure to animals was confirmed to have…
NASA wants Starliner to make a quick getaway from the space station
Enlarge / Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is set to undock from the International Space Station on Friday evening. (credit: NASA) Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft will gently back away from the International Space Station Friday evening, then fire its balky thrusters to rapidly…
Found: 280 Android apps that use OCR to steal cryptocurrency credentials
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Researchers have discovered more than 280 malicious apps for Android that use optical character recognition to steal cryptocurrency wallet credentials from infected devices. The apps masquerade as official ones from banks, government services, TV streaming services,…
Faced with a tight deadline, NASA and Blue Origin agree to delay New Glenn debut
Enlarge / The second stage of the New Glenn rocket rolled to the launch site this week. (credit: Blue Origin) NASA and Blue Origin announced Friday that they have agreed to delay the launch of the ESCAPADE mission to Mars…
New tick-borne virus discovered in China can affect the brain, scientists report
Scientists present evidence of a newly discovered tick-borne virus that can infect humans and potentially invade the brain, in some cases.
‘Sensational discovery’ of 2,000-year-old Roman military camp found hidden in the Swiss Alps
Researchers used lasers to find the Roman military camp, which was “strategically” located overlooking a battleground.
ADHD med shortages push DEA to up drug allotment by 23.5%
Enlarge (credit: Getty | George Frey) While supplies of Adderall and its generic versions are finally recovering after a yearslong shortage, the Drug Enforcement Administration is now working to curb the short supply of another drug for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Vyvanse…
Cops lure pedophiles with AI pics of teen girl. Ethical triumph or new disaster?
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Cops are now using AI to generate images of fake kids, which are helping them catch child predators online, a lawsuit filed by the state of New Mexico against Snapchat revealed this week.…
Anthrax has killed over 50 animals in Wyoming — what’s the risk to people?
At least 50 animals, including cattle and one moose, in Wyoming have died during a recent outbreak of anthrax. However, officials say the current risk to humans is small.
Watch Live: Boeing Starliner is about to return to Earth without its crew
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft will return to Earth today after undocking from the International Space Station without its crew. A livestream of the mission begins at 5:45 p.m. ET.
Nvidia’s AI chips are cheaper to rent in China than US
Enlarge (credit: VGG | Getty Images) The cost of renting cloud services using Nvidia’s leading artificial intelligence chips is lower in China than in the US, a sign that the advanced processors are easily reaching the Chinese market despite Washington’s…
Leaked Disney+ financials may shed light on recent price hike
Enlarge / A shot from Agatha All Along, an upcoming Disney+ exclusive. (credit: Marvel Studios/Disney+) A leak of data from Disney points to the Disney+ streaming service making about $2.4 billion in revenue in its fiscal quarter ending on March…
With NASA’s plan faltering, China knows it can be first with Mars sample return
Enlarge / A “selfie” photo of China’s Zhurong rover and the Tianwen-1 landing platform on Mars in 2021. (credit: China National Space Administration) China plans to launch two heavy-lift Long March 5 rockets with elements of the Tianwen-3 Mars sample…
Internet picks “werewolf clawing off its own shirt” as new Michigan “I Voted” sticker
Voting really feels good to this werewolf. (credit: State of Michigan) You can’t just ask the Internet to vote on something and assume you’ll get a “normal” result. The town of Fort Wayne, Indiana, learned this the hard way in…
Telegram is not an “anarchic paradise,” CEO Pavel Durov says after arrest
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | picture alliance ) Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, in his first public comments since being arrested by French authorities, said that Telegram is not an “anarchic paradise” but promised that the platform will enhance its moderation…
Stone Age burial ground in France used for 800 years is nearly all male — and ancient DNA reveals they’re largely related
DNA analyses of human remains found at the site revealed that the majority of the male individuals buried there shared a paternal link.
Lowest ever price — save over $400 on one of our favorite cameras at Adorama
The Sony A7 IV is a fantastic all-rounder that produces stunning stills and video, and we think it’s one of the best astrophotography cameras — now $2,098.
Asteroid 10 times bigger than the dinosaur-killing space rock smashed Jupiter’s largest moon off its axis
New simulations show that Jupiter’s massive moon Ganymede was knocked off its axis when it was struck by a roughly 90-mile-wide asteroid around 4 billion years ago. The colossal collision was likely one of the biggest asteroid impacts the solar…
Pollution harms men’s fertility, but traffic noise affects women’s
The large-scale study linked exposure to air pollution with a higher infertility risk in men, while traffic noise affected women
Republicans slower to adopt solar panels, but respond more strongly to financial benefits
A new study has revealed that homeowners’ political affiliations are associated with their decision to install solar panels, but this effect tends to weaken when solar energy becomes more cost-effective. Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,…
WaveCore runs right through a concrete wall with gigabit-speed network signal
Enlarge / “Hmm, no signal here. I’m trying to figure it out, but nothing comes to mind …” (credit: Getty Images) One issue in getting office buildings networked that you don’t typically face at home is concrete—and lots of it.…
This EV will make you grin from ear to ear—the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N
Enlarge / Other automakers have half-heartedly tuned their EVs, but Hyundai’s N brand has gone all-out with the Ioniq 5, and the results are spectacular. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) Hyundai’s transformation over the past decade and a half has been one…
What traits make someone morally exceptional? New study has answers
A recent study published in the Journal of Personality revealed a surprising level of agreement on the traits that define morally exceptional individuals, such as empathy, guilt-proneness, and moral identity. Researchers William Fleeson and colleagues set out to explore the…
Bumblebees lose most of their sense of smell after heat waves
A few hours in high temps reduced the ability of antennae to detect flower scents by 80 percent. That could impact the bees’ ability to find food.
A cargo bike with a low price and pedals so low they scrape the ground
Enlarge / The CycWagon. (credit: John Timmer) More so than most other forms of bicycle, cargo bikes are specifically designed to make ditching a car easier. Whether hauling groceries or kids, they can handle a lot more of the day-to-day…
The oldest evidence of Earth’s atmosphere may be hiding in rocks on the moon
The moon hasn’t had a magnetic field for 4.36 billion years. That means it could hold fragments of the ancient Earth.
Financial interventions have a “ripple effect” among adults with mental illness and substance use disorders
A recent review published in Psychiatric Services sheds light on how financial interventions can help improve behavioral health outcomes in adults with mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The study reviewed literature spanning over a century and found that finance-based…
50 years ago, some of plastic’s toxic hazards were exposed
Worker exposure to vinyl chloride became tightly regulated after the chemical was linked with liver cancer. Now, its use may be on the chopping block.
Novel Chinese computing architecture ‘inspired by human brain’ can lead to AGI, scientists say
AGI could be on the horizon thanks to a novel computing architecture that completely redefines how artificial neurons form an intelligent system.
White Shark Café: The mysterious meeting spot for great whites in the middle of the Pacific Ocean
Every winter and spring, great white sharks that usually dwell off the coast of California gather in a remote section of ocean the size of Colorado — and scientists are slowly piecing together why.
Sexually frustrated dolphin behind spate of attacks on humans off Japan
A stock image of an Indo-Pacific dolphin swimming (not the individual responsible for the recent attacks).
High-fat diet alters brain function and memory in rats, new study shows
A study on rats raised on a high-fat diet found that these rats gained weight, experienced metabolic changes, and developed reduced insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance. They also exhibited enhanced odor-aversion memory, which corresponded to increased neurotransmission in specific areas…
Ars Technica system guide: Falling prices are more exciting than new parts
Enlarge / AMD’s Ryzen 7700X makes enough sense to feature in our higher-end gaming build. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) It’s been a while since our last system guide, and a few new products—most notably AMD’s Ryzen 9000 series CPUs—have been released…
Rocket Report: Falcon 9 lifts its 7,000th Starlink; ABL cuts deep
Enlarge / The second stage of the New Glenn rocket rolls to the launch pad on Tuesday. (credit: Blue Origin) Welcome to Edition 7.10 of the Rocket Report! It has been a big week for seeing new hardware from Blue…
Want to spot a deepfake? Focus on the eyes
This is another in a year-long series of stories identifying how the burgeoning use of artificial intelligence is impacting our lives — and ways we can work to make those impacts as beneficial as possible. Clues to which images are deepfakes may be…
A particularly active ‘aurora season’ could be just weeks away
September could be a prime time to see vibrant auroras, thanks to a quirk of Earth’s tilt that leads to more intense geomagnetic activity around the equinox.
New research sheds light on why women receive less critical performance feedback
A new study published in the Journal of Business and Psychology reveals that feedback providers are more likely to inflate performance evaluations when giving feedback to women compared to men. This pattern appears to stem from a social pressure to…
Study: Playing Dungeons & Dragons helps autistic players in social interactions
Enlarge / Researchers say that Dungeons & Dragons can give autistic players a way to engage in low-risk social interactions. (credit: Nicole Hill/CC BY-SA 4.0) Since its introduction in the 1970s, Dungeons & Dragons has become one of the most…
After another Boeing letdown, NASA isn’t ready to buy more Starliner missions
Enlarge / Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft sits atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket before liftoff in June to begin the Crew Flight Test. (credit: Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP via Getty Images) NASA is ready for Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, stricken…
1,700-year-old ‘barbarian’ burial discovered along Roman Empire’s frontier in Germany
Archaeologists think the man was buried in the first half of the fourth century.
The Moon had volcanic activity much more recently than we knew
Enlarge / The eruptions that produced the dark mare on the lunar surface ended billions of years ago. (credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University) Signs of volcanic activity on the Moon can be viewed simply by looking up at the night-time sky:…
US charges Russian military officers for unleashing wiper malware on Ukraine
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Federal prosecutors on Thursday unsealed an indictment charging six Russian nationals with conspiracy to hack into the computer networks of the Ukrainian government and its allies and steal or destroy sensitive data on behalf of the…
Why do dogs’ paws smell like Fritos?
Why do dogs’ paws smell like corn chips? A veterinarian explains the cause of this olfactory offense.
Scientists invent nanorobots that can repair brain aneurysms
Tiny robots much smaller than blood cells could deliver clot-forming drugs where they’re needed most, a study in rabbits suggests. The tech has yet to be tested in humans.
AT&T sues Broadcom for refusing to renew perpetual license support
Enlarge AT&T filed a lawsuit against Broadcom on August 29 accusing it of seeking to “retroactively change existing VMware contracts to match its new corporate strategy.” The lawsuit, spotted by Channel Futures, concerns claims that Broadcom is not letting AT&T…
Parenting nightmare: Kiss on the cheek causes child’s incurable infection
Enlarge / Herpes simplex virus, (HSV). Image taken with transmission electron microscopy. (credit: Getty | BSIP) As the US Surgeon General recently highlighted, parenting is stressful. From navigating social media to facing a youth mental health crisis, challenges abound. But,…
People who pledge 10% of their income to charity are more morally expansive and open-minded
According to a new study, people who have taken the Giving What We Can (GWWC) pledge to donate at least 10% of their income to charity display distinct cognitive and personality traits. This research was published in the Journal of…
What to expect from Apple’s “It’s Glowtime” event
Enlarge / Apple’s event will likely discuss Apple Intelligence, though that’s not going to launch until later in the year with iOS 18.1 (credit: Apple) For years, Apple’s September event has focused almost exclusively on new flagship iPhones and new…
Verizon to buy Frontier for $9.6 billion, says it will expand fiber network
Enlarge / A Verizon FiOS truck in Manhattan on September 15, 2017. (credit: Getty Images | Smith Collection | Gado) Verizon today announced a deal to acquire Frontier Communications, an Internet service provider with about 3 million customers in 25…
