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Santorini’s earthquakes are intensifying as a rare earthquake swarm continues to rattle the Mediterranean’s Aegean Sea. The earthquakes are probably caused by faults rather than volcanic activity.
Individuals who strongly endorse right-wing authoritarianism are more likely to view minority groups as a threat, according to new research published in the British Journal of Social Psychology. This tendency was evident across various countries and cultures, but it was…
Over the weekend, President Trump issued executive orders heaping significant additional tariffs on America’s biggest trading partners, Canada, China, and Mexico. To justify the tariffs—”a 25 percent additional tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10 percent additional…
According to Amazonian folklore, the area’s male river dolphins are shapeshifters (encantade), transforming at night into handsome young men who seduce and impregnate human women. The legend’s origins may lie in the fact that dolphins have rather human-like genitalia. A…
Research published in the Journal of Personality & Social Psychology finds that Americans in lower social class contexts perceive their contributions to society as less significant than those in higher social class contexts. Ellen C. Reinhart and colleagues examined the…
In a recent experiment, students watched a video depicting a female student offering verbal and tactile support to another female student who had failed a midterm exam. The study found that verbal support centered on emotions was perceived as the…
At this point, anyone following artificial intelligence is familiar with the many (often flawed) benchmarks companies use to demonstrate a model’s effectiveness at everything from math and logical reasoning to vision and weather forecasting. But even careful AI watchers might…
Two new independent estimates of revenue from SpaceX’s Starlink Internet service suggest it is rapidly growing, having nearly tripled in just two years. An updated projection from the analysts at Quilty Space estimates that the service produced $7.8 billion in…
Solve the math puzzle from our February 2025 issue, based on the number system of mathematician James Foster.
Honda provided flights from Daytona to Columbus then Washington, DC, and accommodation so Ars could visit its factories. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. ANNA, Ohio—Honda’s Anna Engine Plant has changed a little since I last visited. As we…
