Catastrophic tipping point in Greenland reached as crystal blue lakes turn brown, belch out carbon dioxide
Record heat and rain turned thousands of Greenland lakes brown in 2022 as they hit a tipping point and began emitting carbon dioxide.
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News finds me: Study identifies a widespread phenomenon linked to fake news susceptibility
A recent study conducted by researchers from Fudan University and Syracuse University, published in Computers in Human Behavior, sheds light on a troubling trend in today’s digital media landscape. The study explores how the “News-Finds-Me” perception—a belief that important news…
Complexity physics finds crucial tipping points in chess games
The game of chess has long been central to computer science and AI-related research, most notably in IBM’s Deep Blue in the 1990s and, more recently, AlphaZero. But the game is about more than algorithms, according to Marc Barthelemy, a…
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 costs as much as a whole gaming PC—but it sure is fast
Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 5090 starts at $1,999 before you factor in upsells from the company’s partners or price increases driven by scalpers and/or genuine demand. It costs more than my entire gaming PC. The new GPU is so expensive that…
ISP failed to comply with New York’s $15 broadband law—until Ars got involved
When New York’s law requiring $15 or $20 broadband plans for people with low incomes took effect last week, Optimum customer William O’Brien tried to sign up for the cheap Internet service. Since O’Brien is in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
For real, we may be taking blood pressure readings all wrong
Last year, a study highlighted that your doctor’s office might be taking your blood pressure wrong. The current best practice is to take seated blood pressure readings with a detailed protocol: Patients must not eat, drink, or exercise for 30…
How to watch ‘Asia’ with David Attenborough as US streaming begins for BBC nature series
The seven-part series exploring the rich wildlife of Asia is coming to the US – here’s how to watch Asia with David Attenborough online and on TV.
Secrets of 1st dinosaurs lie in the Sahara and Amazon rainforest, study suggests
The first dinosaurs may have evolved near the equator, and not in the southwest of the supercontinent Gondwana, as researchers previously assumed due to an abundance of fossils in places like Argentina and Zimbabwe.
Harsh parenting linked to poorer emotional and social outcomes in children
New research has found that children whose parents were moderately or very harsh tended to exhibit worse emotion regulation, lower self-esteem, and more peer relationship problems. They also scored lower on prosocial behavior scales. The paper was published in the…
Researchers optimize simulations of molecules on quantum computers
One of the most frequently asked questions about quantum computers is a simple one: When will they be useful? If you talk to people in the field, you’ll generally get a response in the form of another question: useful for…
