NASA’s Europa mission is a homecoming for one planetary astronomer
Over her long career, Bonnie Buratti has seen the search for life in the solar system go from a joke to a flagship mission.
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Ghostly white giant worms appear to be reproducing under the seafloor where tectonic plates meet
Researchers have discovered enormous tube worms and other creatures thriving in cavities beneath the seafloor on the East Pacific Rise, an ocean ridge near the Galápagos Islands.
Study of 3.4 million individual cells suggests Alzheimer’s damages brain in two distinct phases
Alzheimer’s disease may harm the brain in two distinct phases, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health and published in Nature Neuroscience. Using advanced brain mapping techniques, researchers discovered that in the first phase, which…
Large-scale study links ketamine to lower risk of suicidal ideation in depression patients
A recent study published in Translational Psychiatry found that ketamine, a medication typically used as an anesthetic, may significantly reduce suicidal thoughts in individuals with recurrent major depressive disorder (MDD) compared to those prescribed more common antidepressants. The research shows…
At-home experiments shed light on cats’ liquid behavior
Cats can flow like liquids through tall crevices, but they solidify a bit as they approach short crannies, new research shows.
The base model is always the best—we drive the 2025 Porsche Macan
Porsche provided flights from Washington to Stuttgart and accommodation so Ars could drive the Macan and Macan 4S. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. STUTTGART, Germany—Porsche made its reputation with its rear-engined sports cars, but today it’s the SUVs…
Girls with ADHD in childhood tend to become less conscientious and agreeable as adolescents
A longitudinal study of a racially and socioeconomically diverse group of girls found that those diagnosed with ADHD in childhood tend to become less conscientious, agreeable, and emotionally stable as they grow up. Girls from higher-income families tended to describe…
Weird? These bat toes can glow greenish-blue
You’ve heard of jazz hands? These bats have glow toes. When ultraviolet (UV) light shines onto the Mexican free-tailed bat’s hairy toes, they light up. That glow is called photoluminescence. It happens when bristles on the toes absorb UV light,…
Acupuncture really works for sciatica pain, study finds
A new trial that compared acupuncture to a convincing placebo suggests that the treatment can help relieve sciatica pain.
Phew! No ‘doomsday’ asteroids hide in famous broken comet’s debris stream
The Taurid Meteoroid Stream, which is possibly responsible for the famous Tunguska and Chelyabinsk impacts, probably doesn’t hide a civilization-killing asteroid.
