Summer-like heat is scorching the Southern Hemisphere — in winter
Warmer winters are fast becoming a global phenomenon and can affect everything from the food we grow to the spread of diseases.
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Saturn at opposition: How to see the ringed planet at its biggest and brightest this week
Saturn will enter opposition on Sept. 7 and 8, orbiting on the opposite side of Earth as the sun. Here’s everything you need to know to spot Saturn at its peak size and brightness this week.
Long-term unemployment leads to disengagement and apathy, rather than efforts to regain control
New research published in the Journal of Personality reveals that prolonged unemployment is strongly correlated with loss of personal control and subsequent disengagement both psychologically and socially. The need for control is a fundamental aspect of human motivation, and when…
Here’s why some shooting stars have long-lasting afterglows
A shooting star is normally a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it event. That space rock, or meteor, leaves a fiery trail of light as it zips through the atmosphere. Then it’s gone. But sometimes, a lasting afterglow remains for minutes. For more than a…
World’s biggest battery coming to Maine — and it could store 130 million times more energy than your laptop
The battery storage system will be able to store 8,500 megawatt-hours of energy — which is 130 million times the capacity of the best laptops today.
Early galaxies weren’t mystifyingly massive after all, James Webb Space Telescope finds
‘The bottom line is, there is no crisis in terms of the standard model of cosmology.
Contact with nature has this heartening effect on our psychological disposition, scientists find
A recent study published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology suggests that spending time in nature can increase how much we see others as fully human. This effect is largely due to a sense of self-transcendence—a feeling of connection to…
Are people more honest when they’re drunk?
Drinking can change the brain in a way that makes people more likely to speak their mind, but the effects aren’t always straightforward.
The good and bad about the 2025 Volvo EX90, the company’s new electric SUV
Enlarge / After launching some smaller and cheaper electric vehicles, it was time for Volvo to push the boat out with a flagship SUV, the EX90. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) Volvo provided flights from Washington to Orange County and accommodation so…
Audi replaces its bestseller—here’s the next Q5 SUV
Enlarge / The third-generation Audi SQ5 (blue) and Q5 (black) go on sale early next year. (credit: Audi) Audi provided flights from Washington to Munich and accommodation so Ars could be briefed about the Q5, as well as the A5…
