‘Mirror life forms’ may sound like science fiction, but scientists warn they could be deadly to humans and destroy the environment
Bacteria that are mirror images of existing ones could evade our immune systems, causing serious illness.
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Science news this week: Killer squirrels and an unexpected amulet
Dec. 20, 2024: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
Watch Greenland lose 563 cubic miles of ice in under 30 seconds in disturbing new time-lapse video
Satellite imagery from NASA and the European Space Agency reveal 13 years of melt on the Greenland Ice Sheet.
12 days of OpenAI: The Ars Technica recap
Over the past 12 business days, OpenAI has announced a new product or demoed an AI feature every weekday, calling the PR event “12 days of OpenAI.” We’ve covered some of the major announcements, but we thought a look at…
Syphilis originated in the Americas, ancient DNA shows, but European colonialism spread it widely
Paleogenomics has finally solved a question that has puzzled researchers for decades: Where did syphilis come from?
Scientists discover 2 stars orbiting our galaxy’s supermassive black hole in lockstep — and they could point to a type of planet never seen before
Astronomers have discovered a pair of young stars near the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy. Studying them can offer a rare glimpse into how stars can endure — at least briefly — the immense gravity exerted…
OpenAI announces o3 and o3-mini, its next simulated reasoning models
On Friday, during Day 12 of its “12 days of OpenAI,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced its latest AI “reasoning” models, o3 and o3-mini, which build upon the o1 models launched earlier this year. The company is not releasing them…
Rocket Report: ULA has a wild idea; Starliner crew will stay in orbit even longer
Welcome to Edition 7.24 of the Rocket Report! This is the last Rocket Report of the year, and what a year it’s been. So far, there have been 244 rocket launches to successfully reach orbit this year, a record for…
Horizon: Zero Dawn gets the graphical remaster a modern classic deserves
At their best, “remastered” video games keep terrific older titles viable on new generations of hardware and for new generations of fans. At their worst, they can feel like a cash-in. So it was with some trepidation that I recently…
‘Mystery disease’ in Congo turned out to be malaria — and potentially, another disease
An initially “unknown” illness affecting hundreds in the Democratic Republic of the Congo may be attributable to malaria, malnutrition and a viral infection. But investigations are ongoing.
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