Brain circuits tied to depression’s “negativity effect” uncovered
A recent study conducted by scientists in France and published in Translational Psychiatry offers new…
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Women are at higher risk of dying from heart disease. Here’s why.
Cardiovascular disease develops and presents differently in women and men. But medical guidelines are often…
Eating fish during pregnancy linked to lower autism risk in children, study finds
A recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition highlights the potential benefits…
Evidence of 2,200-year-old hallucinogenic ritual found in Egyptian vase depicting dwarf god
An analysis of ancient residues left on a vase depicting the Egyptian deity Bes reveals…
Autistic children spend less time looking at cute pictures
A study of children with autism found that their attention to pictures of cute animals…
Sad and surprising truths about narcissistic gift-giving revealed in new psychology research
A recent study published in the Journal of Personality sheds light on how two distinct…
Space photo of the week: Stare into the ‘bloodshot eyes’ of a haunting galaxy pair
The James Webb Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope recently released a chilling view…
Meet Evo, an AI model that can predict the effects of gene mutations with ‘unparalleled accuracy’
Evo is a large language model that is not trained on words but on the…
China’s Mars rover Zhurong finds possible shoreline of ancient Red Planet ocean
Data from China’s Zhurong rover has revealed what appears to be an ancient shoreline streaking…
Surprising ADHD research finds greater life demands linked to reduced symptoms
A long-term study has shed new light on how attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) changes over time,…
Can gray hair be reversed?
Gray hair is often a sign of aging, but is it possible to delay its…
‘Dengue is coming’: Climate-fueled rise in cases will affect the US, scientists warn
New research suggests that climate change is currently driving a surge in global dengue infections…
Your politics can affect whether you click on sponsored search results, new research shows
American businesses spend close to US$100 billion each year to secure top advertising spots in…
High school IQ predicts alcohol use patterns in midlife, study finds
A recent study published in Alcohol and Alcoholism reveals a surprising link between intelligence in…
Yoga interventions improve self-reported PTSD and depression symptoms, study finds
A new meta-analysis found that yoga interventions improve self-reported symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)…
Silo S2 expands its dystopian world
The second season of Silo, Apple TV’s dystopian sc-fi drama, is off to a powerful…
Do unfaithful men spend more money on gifts for their mistresses than their wives?
New research published in Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences challenges a popular belief: men do not necessarily…
Neuroscientists taught rats to drive tiny cars. They took them out on ‘joy rides.’
Scientists taught rats to drive to a certain destination, but the rodents took a detour,…
Cantor’s giant softshell turtle: The frog-faced predator that spends 95% of its time completely motionless
These leathery turtles spend most of their lives buried motionless in river mud, but burst…
Large language models not fit for real-world use, scientists warn — even slight changes cause their world models to collapse
Large language model AIs might seem smart on a surface level but they struggle to…
Study finds people in relationships tend to be happier than singles
A large-scale cross-cultural study published in Evolutionary Psychological Science found that people in relationships, particularly…
These are the lasting things that Half-Life 2 gave us, besides headcrabs and crowbars
It’s Half-Life 2 week at Ars Technica! This Saturday, November 16, is the 20th anniversary of the…
50 years on, Lucy still sparks our curiosity
Editor in chief Nancy Shute recounts the 50-year anniversary of the hominid’s discovery, which upended…
Readers ask about self-correcting quantum computers, oobleck’s experimental value
Readers wondered if mayo qualifies as a non-Newtonian fluid, and X user @Lightning456243 asked how…
