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Enlarge / After launching some smaller and cheaper electric vehicles, it was time for Volvo to push the boat out with a flagship SUV, the EX90. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) Volvo provided flights from Washington to Orange County and accommodation so…
Enlarge / The third-generation Audi SQ5 (blue) and Q5 (black) go on sale early next year. (credit: Audi) Audi provided flights from Washington to Munich and accommodation so Ars could be briefed about the Q5, as well as the A5…
Although no aliens were found, the results have helped constrain expectations of possible alien transmitter power.
A recent study published in Cognition reveals that children’s ability to use disagreement as a cue to infer ambiguity in communication strengthens significantly between the ages of 7 and 11. Understanding how children navigate conflicting perspectives is critical in a…
It’s unclear why people chose to live in the caves, but DNA is shedding light on their lives.
The flight tested the vehicle’s landing gear and roll damper for improved handling.
A study in Poland found that men who are more strongly motivated to enhance their social status, experience higher competition from other males, and are more stressed about their gender roles are more likely to care for their facial hair.…
Enlarge / Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is seen docked at the International Space Station on June 13. (credit: NASA) On Saturday NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore noticed some strange noises emanating from a speaker inside the Starliner spacecraft. “I’ve got a question…
A recent study published in Nature Communications sheds light on why emotional memories are often more vivid and lasting than non-emotional ones. The research reveals that certain brain activities, known as “ripples,” play an important role in enhancing the storage…
Defense systems found in all complex life, including the human body, came from primeval microbes known as ‘Asgards.’
A recent study published in The Aging Male journal has revealed that as men’s self-perception of their genitals deteriorates, their susceptibility to depression and anxiety increases. The findings suggest that men who view their genital appearance negatively may experience significant…
NGC 6744 is a spiral galaxy bigger than, but otherwise very similar to, our own. NASA has dubbed the large spiral galaxy the Milky Way’s ‘big brother’.
A new study published in Autism Research reveals that autistic individuals possess unique mental imagery abilities, with some aspects being superior and others being similar to those of non-autistic individuals. Mental imagery, which is the ability to visualize objects and…
Heat triggers a series of complex chemical reactions that change the color, flavor and texture of meat.
The secrets of black holes and dark matter could lie before the Big Bang, a new study of “bouncing” cosmology hints.
A mysterious ring invisible at all wavelengths except radio could be a trace of a dramatically unstable star shedding its skin.
New research published in the Journal of Personality highlights that dispositional self-efficacy significantly increases the likelihood of intervening against moral norm violations in everyday life, while moral disengagement decreases it. Moral courage involves standing up against wrongdoing, even when it…
A recent study published in the journal Language Learning explores how bilingual individuals perceive colors differently based on the language they use at the moment. Researchers discovered that bilinguals who speak both Lithuanian and Norwegian perceive shades of blue differently…
HMS Hawke sank after an explosion caused by an enemy torpedo, with the loss of more than 500 of its crew.
A series of three studies found that individuals who believe they are physically attractive also tend to believe their social status is higher. The findings were published in Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology. In modern society, physically attractive…
Thorny devils have a plethora of defenses against predators, including a fake head and a weird jerky walk.
Is it possible that your face gradually comes to reflect your name as you age? New research suggests that the name you’re given at birth might subtly shape your appearance as you grow older. Researchers found that adults often look…
New research published in Biological Psychiatry reveals that different types of early-life adversity can lead to distinct patterns of brain development. The study found that children who experience emotional neglect tend to have younger-looking brains. On the other hand, children…
From the moment of the Big Bang, everything in the universe has kept moving, but why is that?
The photos will be displayed in October at London’s Natural History Museum.
When two top predatory animals come into contact, anything can happen. One eating the other whole, though, is certainly unexpected.
The trigger behind summertime headaches may not be heat itself, but all of the things that come along with it, an expert said.
Kathryn Hahn reprises her WandaVision role as Agatha Harkness in the spinoff series Agatha All Along. Disney introduced the poster and first full trailer for Agatha All Along during its annual D23 Expo earlier this month. And now Marvel Studios…
Discover interesting facts about where the Tasmanian tiger lived, what it ate, why and when it went extinct, and whether we could ever bring one back.
After analyzing a submerged bridge found in a Spanish cave, researchers have determined that humans inhabited the area earlier than previously thought.
Recent cases of a viral illness nicknamed “triple E” have occurred in New England. Here’s what you should know about the disease.
Enlarge / Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft undocks from the International Space Station at the conclusion of an unpiloted test flight in May 2022. (credit: NASA) NASA and Boeing are proceeding with final preparations to undock the Starliner spacecraft from the International…
Enlarge (credit: Photo illustration by Jacqui VanLiew/WIRED; Getty Images) Major technology companies, including Google, Apple, and Discord, have been enabling people to quickly sign up to harmful “undress” websites, which use AI to remove clothes from real photos to make…
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) A judge in Ohio has issued a temporary restraining order against a security researcher who presented evidence that a recent ransomware attack on the city of Columbus scooped up reams of sensitive personal information, contradicting claims…
A study has tied a substance in the blood to colorectal cancer in people under age 50. It may act as an early signal of the disease, scientists say, but that needs to be confirmed.
Enlarge (credit: Kirillm | iStock / Getty Images Plus) After Stanford Internet Observatory researcher David Thiel found links to child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) in an AI training dataset tainting image generators, the controversial dataset was immediately taken down in…
Enlarge / Nick Hague, left, and Zena Cardman train inside a Crew Dragon spacecraft mock-up in November 2023. (credit: NASA) On Friday NASA publicly announced a decision that has roiled the top levels of the agency’s human spaceflight program for…
Scientists are getting very close to bringing a few iconic species, like woolly mammoths and dodos, back from extinction. That may not be a good thing.
Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards / Getty Images) On Thursday, OpenAI said that ChatGPT has attracted over 200 million weekly active users, according to a report from Axios, doubling the AI assistant’s user base since November 2023. The company also revealed…
Enlarge (credit: AnandTech) Few ’90s tech sites other than Ars Technica are still operating here in 2024, and today, there’s one fewer. AnandTech, a staple of CPU and GPU news and reviews since 1997, will stop publishing today, according to…
Trust is the cornerstone of any strong marriage, but what happens when that trust is broken — or even just doubted? A new study in Family Process highlights that merely suspecting a partner of infidelity is strongly linked to lower…
Enlarge / Generative AI Alexa asked to make a taco poem. (credit: Amazon News/YouTube) The previously announced generative AI version of Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant “will be powered primarily by Anthropic’s Claude artificial intelligence models,” Reuters reported today. This comes…
Enlarge / A recall notice is posted next to Boar’s Head meats that are displayed at a Safeway store on July 31, 2024, in San Rafael, California. (credit: Getty | Justin Sullivan) Federal inspections found 69 violations—many grisly—at the Boar’s…
Enlarge / “You’ll never be bored again” is one of the more fitting slogans attached to Tumblr. (credit: Getty Images) Once-great social media and blogging platform Tumblr has gone through a number of big changes in recent years, and another…
Enlarge / Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at Tesla’s “Cyber Rodeo” on April 7, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (credit: Getty Images | AFP/Suzanne Cordeiro) A federal judge in Texas yesterday ruled that Elon Musk’s X Corp. can continue its lawsuit…
De-extinction — the science of resurrecting extinct species — is progressing in leaps and bounds. Here are six creatures that researchers could bring back to life.
Finding the universe’s brightness is essential for confirming our theories of what makes up the universe. But to do so, scientists had to send a spacecraft far away from our sun.
A new study from Russian scientists claims that the unexpected detonation of SpaceX’s Starship rocket during a test flight in November 2023 tore an “ionospheric hole” in the upper atmosphere. It is the first time this type of hole has…
NASA scientists have discovered a planet-wide electric field surrounding Earth, confirming a 60-year-old hypothesis. Studying the field could yield some vital information about how our planet’s atmosphere has evolved.
Enlarge / The feeling when you know your ball is just gonna get buried in there is so satisfying! (credit: Red Nexus Games) Remember Peggle? If you were lucky enough to play this deceptively deep pachinko-meets-bagatelle game in the late…
