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Enlarge (credit: Peter Zelei Images via Getty Images) Extreme weather is, by definition, rare on our planet. Ferocious storms, searing heatwaves, and biting cold snaps illustrate what the climate is capable of at its worst. However, since Earth’s climate is…
Enlarge / Audi’s next EV is the A6 Sportback e-tron. (credit: Audi) Audi provided flights from Washington to Munich and accommodation so Ars could be briefed about the A6 e-tron as well as the A5 we wrote about several weeks…
In rocks from Morocco, scientists have unearthed the best preserved trilobites ever found. The lifelike fossils offer new clues to the biology of these extinct sea creatures. The fossils are so well preserved that they show their antennae, legs and…
Using manufacturing defects in silicon chips to house signal-amplifying qubits could help to usher in the much-anticipated quantum internet.
The excavation team in Turkey found a small, clay tablet that detailed a large furniture purchase. Experts said the finding may provide clues to the area’s socioeconomic condition in the Late Bronze period.
A recent study found that brain connectivity patterns in children are strongly associated with their sex assigned at birth, particularly within the somatomotor, visual, control, and limbic networks, while gender-related connectivity patterns were more dispersed and less pronounced. These findings,…
Researchers have traced cell origins critical to vertebrate evolution by studying a group of primitive, bloodsucking fish called lampreys.
Enlarge A mysterious family of Android malware with a demonstrated history of effectively concealing its myriad spying activities has once again been found in Google Play after more than two years of hiding in plain sight. The apps, disguised as…
With its moonless sky, the first week of August is one of the best times all year to see the Milky Way and meteor showers without a telescope. Here’s how to be in the right place at the right time…
Scientists are developing an engineered parasite to get drugs into the brain.
Even among the world’s most elite gymnasts, American Simone Biles, now competing in her third Olympic Games, is a standout.
Enlarge / Liftoff of ULA’s Atlas V rocket on the US Space Force’s USSF-51 mission. (credit: United Launch Alliance) United Launch Alliance delivered a classified US military payload to orbit Tuesday for the last time with an Atlas V rocket,…
The home, which was built around 1660, would have been owned by an affluent family based on the artifacts found there.
Enlarge (credit: Westend61 | Westend61) The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) easily passed the Senate today despite critics’ concerns that the bill may risk creating more harm than good for kids and perhaps censor speech for online users of all…
Enlarge (credit: Moor Studio via Getty Images) On Tuesday, AI-powered search engine Perplexity unveiled a new revenue-sharing program for publishers, marking a significant shift in its approach to third-party content use, reports CNBC. The move comes after plagiarism allegations from…
Enlarge / iOS 17.6 installing on an iPhone 13 Pro. (credit: Samuel Axon) Apple has some minor updates for all its operating systems, and the releases include iOS 17.6, iPadOS 17.6, tvOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, and macOS Sonoma 14.6. Apple’s…
A recent study published in Marketing Letters reveals a connection between the size of a vehicle and the driving habits of its owner. The study, conducted using national data from Israel, found that drivers of larger, heavier vehicles are more…
Enlarge / Here’s an idea: Don’t be a deadbeat and do it yourself! (credit: Google) If you’ve watched any Olympics coverage this week, you’ve likely been confronted with an ad for Google’s Gemini AI called “Dear Sydney.” In it, a…
Enlarge (credit: Getty) Logitech CEO Hanneke Faber recently discussed the possibility of one day selling a mouse that customers can use “forever.” The executive said such a mouse isn’t “necessarily super far away” and will rely on software updates, likely…
Enlarge (credit: MARCO BERTORELLO / Contributor | AFP) Amazon failed to adequately alert more than 300,000 customers to serious risks—including death and electrocution—that US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) testing found with more than 400,000 products that third parties sold…
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Tony Webster) Charter Communications agreed to pay a $15 million fine after admitting that it failed to notify more than a thousand 911 call centers about an outage caused by a denial-of-service attack and separately…
A recent study published in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry reveals a significant link between depression and an increased risk of developing dementia. Conducted over 15 years, the study found that people with depression at the start of the…
Enlarge (credit: SOPA Images/Getty) Facebook owner Meta has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to the state of Texas to settle claims that the company harvested millions of citizens’ biometric data without proper consent. The settlement, to be paid over five…
Enlarge / Graphene is a remarkable allotrope, deserving of further study. GrapheneOS is a remarkable ROM, one that Google does not quite know how to accommodate, due to its “tiny, tiny” user numbers compared to mainstream Android. “If it’s not…
The newly discovered process for making aerosols might also be the most productive.
You’ve probably had a dentist remind you to floss — but when’s the best time to do so?
In a new study, women who followed diets low in added sugar and high in nutrients had “younger-looking” cells.
In sports, physical training is often emphasized over cognitive, but both are required to excel, experts say.
In this extract from “Bite: An Incisive History of Teeth, from Hagfish to Humans,” Bill Schutt looks at the creatures with the strongest bite forces in the world.
Geologists have revealed new details about a recent geyser eruption at Yellowstone National Park, including the shallow depth of the explosion and staggering height of its plume.
A recent study published in Neurobiology of Stress found that chronic early-life stress can lead to neuroinflammation and reduce the capacity of the hippocampus to create new neurons, resulting in cognitive deficits. However, supplementing the diet with 0.02% chlorogenic acid…
Enlarge (credit: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images) The electric car manufacturer Tesla had to issue a massive recall this month to fix faulty hood latches that can open while its cars are driving. The problem affects more than 1.8…
The immune protein interleukin-6 helps regulate body weight. Blocking it in the brain could restore appetite and muscle mass, a study in mice hints.
Plants growing at the bottom of sinkholes in China’s Dashiwei Tiankeng Group don’t take up as much carbon as surface plants do, but they have much higher levels of nutrients in their tissues.
Do voters assess political candidates differently based on their race or ethnicity? A recent meta-analysis, published in Acta Politica, sought to answer this by pooling data from 43 experiments conducted over the past decade. The findings reveal that, generally, voters…
How hot could it get? In the first edition of Science News’ Extreme Climate Update, we look at how high temperatures could soar.
Anticipation can be more terrifying than the actual event. This idea, famously captured by filmmaker and “master of suspense” Alfred Hitchcock, has now been scientifically explored by researchers at the University of California, Davis. Their recent study, published in the…
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) There are no wild ligers. Indeed, hybrids were once thought to be rare in nature—and of little consequence in an evolutionary sense. But now we know they can play an important role in…
Somewhere in the not-too-distant universe, a cosmic beast is waking up. The monstrous object is a supermassive black hole. Some 300 million light-years from Earth, it sits at the center of a galaxy called SDSS1335+0728. Over the past four years,…
A massive water-treatment facility located near the Nile River may have been used to build the pyramid of Djoser.
Political tensions in the United States have brought to light a behavior known as “ideological poking.” This term refers to the public display of products that carry messages designed to offend political opponents. Recent research published in the Journal of…
Researchers have devised an “absurdly fast” algorithm to solve the problem of finding the fastest flow through a network.
A 2023 astronaut photo provides a unique perspective of the Sulaiman Mountains in Pakistan, showing how thick clouds of haze get trapped behind the tall peaks.
Get ready for the second season of Prime Video’s original series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Among the many highlights of last weekend’s San Diego Comic-Con was the official full trailer for the second season of…
Colin Ferrell stars as Batman villain Oswald Cobblepot in HBO’s new series, The Penguin. The merging of Warner Bros. and Discovery effectively put an end to one DC Extended Universe era while placing the fate of several planned projects in…
Scientists hope a new blood test for colorectal cancer could improve screening rates.
Archaeologists have found a shrouded skeleton that was buried around 2,200 years ago in a tomb with extravagant murals.
Enlarge / Converting this street from two lanes in either direction to one lane in each direction with a turning lane in-between would make it much safer. (credit: Getty Images) Although driving is a privilege, some Americans treat it more…
Enlarge / A Charter Spectrum vehicle. (credit: Charter) The death of the US government’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is starting to result in disconnection of Internet service for Americans with low incomes. On Friday, Charter Communications reported a net loss…
“Lower decks! Lower decks!” The fifth season of Star Trek: Lower Decks will be the animated series’ last (boo!). Star Trek: Lower Decks is a particular favorite among Ars staffers; it’s arguably the best of the recent crop of Star…
