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A new study has found that your friends might have a pretty good idea of whether you are truly ready for a serious romantic relationship. Researchers discovered that people and their friends generally agree on how prepared someone is for…
Two bands of radiation called the Van Allen belts encircle Earth. After a May 2024 solar superstorm, two more showed up between those belts.
A study of adolescents in China found that survivors of childhood trauma exhibit blunted cardiovascular responses to social stress. When exposed to social stress, these individuals experienced smaller changes in heart rate and blood pressure. This diminished response was associated…
It’s official: The year 2024 was indeed the hottest on record. It was also the first year in recorded history that Earth’s average temperature was higher than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above preindustrial times. What’s important about that increase?…
A metal sword broken into three pieces may be evidence of a Germanic warrior’s burial from the Roman Empire.
Hyundai provided flights from Washington, DC, to Palm Springs and accommodation so Ars could drive the new Ioniq 5. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. PALM SPRINGS, Calif.—Can it really have been four(ish) years since we first drove the…
Hyundai provided flights from Washington, DC to Palm Springs and accommodation so Ars could drive the new Ioniq 5. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. PALM SPRINGS, Calif.—After a very pleasant morning getting acquainted with the model year 2025…
Researchers have discovered that our desire for dessert, even when full, is controlled by the brain. The same brain cells that tell us we are full after a meal also trigger our craving for sugary treats afterwards, according to new…
A man went to hospital complaining about weakness in his left leg, and subsequent brain scans revealed a surprising finding.
Unlike workers at many other federal agencies this week, probationary employees at NASA were not terminated on Tuesday. For much of the day employees at the space agency anticipated a directive from the White House Office of Personnel Management to…
