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Enlarge / NYC Mayor Eric Adams, in happier times, holding an AirTag. (credit: NYC Mayor’s Office/YouTube) New York City mayor Eric Adams was stopped on the street by the FBI after an event in November 2023. Agents had a warrant…
A new study published in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking provides new details regarding how relationships that begin through online dating differ in success compared to those that start offline. The researchers found that married couples who met through online…
Enlarge / Dr. John Timmer, Jeff Ball, Joanna Wong, and Lee Hutchinson discussing infrastructure and the environment. (credit: Kimberly White/Getty Images) Last week, Ars Technica Editor-in-Chief Ken Fisher and I made the westerly trek to sunny San Jose to kick…
Enlarge / A high-resolution commercial Earth-imaging satellite owned by Maxar captured this view of the International Space Station on June 7 with Boeing’s Starliner capsule docked at the lab’s forward port (lower right). (credit: Satellite image (c) 2024 Maxar Technologies)…
Researchers recently surveyed the bottom of Lake Michigan after spotting strange circles on the lakebed in 2022. New observations show the circles are craters, but how they formed remains unclear.
New maps of wind impacts beyond Helene’s ‘cone of uncertainty’ track highlight how a hurricane’s power extends far inland.
A recent study published in the journal Alcohol suggests that a liver hormone, fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21), may play a significant role in alcohol use disorder (AUD). The researchers found that after alcohol consumption, individuals diagnosed with AUD showed…
A long-standing idea of why lithium ion batteries die focuses on lithium movement into the cathode. Instead, hydrogen may be to blame.
The Romans are famous for their battles in the Colosseum, but how accurate are the scenes portrayed there in the new movie “Gladiator II”?
Every year, record-seeking surfers and spectators descend on the small Portuguese town of Nazaré for the “big wave” season, when water can surge up to 100 feet (30 meters) tall.
