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An analysis of data from the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study revealed that women who feel powerless tend to endorse benevolent sexism more strongly. When their feelings of powerlessness increase, their endorsement of benevolent sexism at a later time…
Enlarge / For now, “you should see a doctor” remains good advice. ChatGPT was able to pass some of the United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) tests in a study done in 2022. This year, a team of Canadian medical…
Enlarge / Everyone loves a wagon, especially when it’s an M5. (credit: Fabian Kirchbauer Photography/BMW) Telling someone they can’t have something is a great way to make them want it. Take the station wagon, for example. This once-popular form factor…
Enlarge / The Fiat 500e Inspired by Beauty. (credit: BradleyWarren Photography) Over two decades of parenting has left me with a healthy appreciation for SUVs and minivans. But there comes a time when the nest empties and transportation needs change.…
Star formation has ceased within at least 16 million light-years of the quasar. A similar phenomenon may have fried the Milky Way when it was young.
The idea that artistic creativity and mental illness are connected has fascinated people for centuries. But is there any scientific basis for this belief? A recent study has sought to provide more empirical evidence on this topic by analyzing the…
The large language model gets medical calls wrong more often than not.
Will Suunto’s Race push your sporting performance and help you reach personal bests like they claim? We think so.
According to a new study published in Archives of Sexual Behavior feminist identity and beliefs shape attitudes toward hookup culture, particularly among young women. Hookup culture, characterized by casual, non-emotional sexual encounters, has significantly influenced the sexual behaviors of emerging…
Enlarge / A Falcon 9 booster returns to landing at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station following a launch Thursday with two WorldView Earth observation satellites for Maxar. (credit: SpaceX) Welcome to Edition 7.07 of the Rocket Report! SpaceX has not…
The iconic Marshmallow Test, a simple experiment where children are asked to delay gratification for a bigger reward, has long been touted as a window into future success. For decades, research suggested that children who could resist the temptation of…
Enlarge / Prescription drugs are displayed at NYC Discount Pharmacy in Manhattan on July 23, 2024. (credit: Getty | Spencer Platt) In the first round of direct price negotiations between Medicare and drug manufacturers, prices for 10 expensive and commonly…
Geological evidence of the transition when Earth was plunged into a planetary-wide deep-freeze discovered in ancient Scottish rocks.
The world’s best golfers make playing look so effortless, it’s hard to imagine what’s going on inside their minds. But modern neuroscience allows us to do exactly that. My team’s new study shows how different parts of an expert golfer’s…
Enlarge (credit: T-Mobile) AT&T and Verizon are urging telecom regulators to reject a key part of SpaceX’s plan to offer cellular service with T-Mobile, claiming the satellite system will interfere with and degrade service for terrestrial mobile broadband networks. Filings…
Enlarge / Kind of a weird image to post if you’re trying to convince people you’re not involved in a Half-Life ARG… Here at Ars, we’re always on the lookout for hints and actions that suggest the long, long wait…
Enlarge / Diablo running in Firefox on macOS. (credit: Samuel Axon) You can now play the original Diablo (and its expansion, Hellfire) in virtually any web browser on any computer with generally excellent performance and operating-as-expected controls. It’s all thanks…
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Kei cars are the antithesis of the big American SUV. Where EPA regulations effectively penalize automakers for building smaller, more efficient cars, Japan’s Kei car regulations cap size, weight, and power to just…
Archaeologists have found the skeletons of a man and a woman, along with their valuables, in a room in Pompeii.
Understanding how the brain operates is a monumental task, and scientists have long relied on neuroimaging techniques to capture and analyze brain activity. However, analyzing this data is far from straightforward due to the unique shape of each individual’s brain.…
Enlarge / Roger Stone, former adviser to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, center, during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee on July 17, 2024. (credit: Getty Images) Google’s Threat Analysis Group confirmed Wednesday that they observed a threat actor backed…
Scientists are testing a “genetically enhanced bacteriophage cocktail” as a treatment for urinary tract infections.
Following the WHO’s declaration that the mpox outbreak in Africa is a global health emergency, Sweden reported its first case of a deadlier clade of the virus.
Enlarge / A Soyuz 2.1b rocket booster with a Frigate upper stage block, the Meteor-M 2-1 meteorological satellite, and 18 small satellites launched from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. (credit: Yuri Smityuk/TASS) A Progress cargo supply spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome…
Enlarge / Artist impression of a large asteroid impacting on Earth, such as the Chicxulub event that caused the end-Cretaceous mass extinction 66 million years ago. (credit: Mark Garlick) Some 66 million years ago, an errant asteroid wiped out three-quarters…
The new estimate, based on data from 135 low- and middle-income countries, is more than double the World Health Organization’s official count.
The Chicxulub crater, left behind by the impact, contains elemental traces that suggest the origins of the notorious projectile.
Scientists have uncovered the “genetic fingerprint” of the dinosaur-killing Chicxulub impactor, potentially revealing the fateful rock’s origins in the outer reaches of our solar system.
More than 1,500 medieval silver coins were unearthed in the Black Forest region of Germany.
The moon was once thousands of miles farther away than it is now, and Earth’s days were 2.2 hours longer, a new study finds.
The link between neuroticism and brain structure may not be as straightforward as once thought. New research suggests that neuroticism is associated with lower total brain volume, but this relationship only holds true for individuals with low behavioral adjustment. In…
Enlarge / Kim Dotcom speaks to the media after a bail hearing at Auckland District Court on December 1, 2014, in Auckland, New Zealand. (credit: Getty Images | Fiona Goodall) Kim Dotcom has lost yet another ruling in his attempt…
Enlarge (credit: Primate Labs ) Neural processing units (NPUs) are becoming commonplace in chips from Intel and AMD after several years of being something you’d find mostly in smartphones and tablets (and Macs). But as more companies push to do…
Crocodile attacks in Australia have risen since conservation measures helped their numbers skyrocket. Now, scientists are harnessing their environmental DNA to find these predators before they strike.
Image of polar bear with plastic hanging from its mouth shortlisted for Ocean Photographer of the Year 2024 award.
Enlarge (credit: Sonos) Sonos is laying off about 100 people, the company confirmed on Wednesday. The news comes as Sonos is expecting to spend $20 to $30 million in the short term to repair the damage from its poorly received…
Drone captures footage of a humpback whale missing its tail fluke — an injury suspected to be from long-term entanglement in fishing gear.
Sexual performance anxiety has long been recognized as a challenge for many, yet its true impact on relationships has remained somewhat of a mystery. New research published in The Journal of Sex Research has now shed light on how this…
Enlarge / Artist’s illustration of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft firing four of its orbital maneuvering engines, as it will during the deorbit burn at the end of the mission. (credit: Boeing) With no consensus on the safety of the Starliner crew…
Enlarge / Karma was started in 2014 when the Wanxiang Group purchased the assets of the then-recently defunct Fisker (a different incarnation of the Fisker than just recently went bankrupt). (credit: Karma) Intel is partnering with Karma Automotive to develop…
Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams join more than a dozen astronauts who’ve been stranded in space by mechanics, weather or geopolitics since the 1970s.
Coincidences—unexpected confluences of events that seemingly defy probability—captivate people across cultures and ages. New research published in Cognition sheds light on the cognitive mechanisms underpinning the recognition of coincidences and how these mechanisms evolve as we grow older. The cognitive…
New record-breaking fast-charging technology can power up your smartphone battery quicker than you can write an email.
The world can be a pretty mysterious place, but scientific questions need scientific answers.
The “Barbie” movie, a cultural sensation upon its release in July 2023, may have done more than just entertain. According to a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, the film appears to have sparked a significant increase in public…
Enlarge (credit: Dmytro Aksonov via Getty) Professional cycling has, in its recent history, been prone to a shocking variety of cheating methods and dirty tricks. Performance-enhancing drugs. Tacks strewn on race courses. Even stealthy motors hidden inside of wheel hubs.…
Enlarge / AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Nearly two years after the release of the first Ryzen 7000 CPUs, AMD has returned with a full-fledged follow-up. The new Ryzen 9000 chips—the 6-core 9600X, 8-core 9700X, 12-core 9900X, and…
Stargazers may be in for a rare treat this summer. What looks like a new star could appear in the constellation Corona Borealis. The brightening point of light will not really be a new star. It will be light from…
Creatures that existed billions of years before plants and animals poised to become dangerous climate change winners.
The year’s first supermoon is also the third full moon in a summer that includes four, making it a ‘blue supermoon’. Here’s how to see August’s full Sturgeon Moon rise.
