The world’s largest coral was discovered in the South Pacific
The behemoth coral, discovered in October in the Solomon Islands, is longer than a blue…
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‘It invites us to reconsider our notion of shadow’: Laser beams can actually cast their own shadows, scientists discover
After discussing the quirks in 3D modeling software, where a laser beam is treated as…
World’s biggest coral — so big it can be seen from space — discovered by chance off Solomon Islands
The world’s biggest coral — an organism made up of about a billion polyps —…
Mass child sacrifices in 15th-century Mexico were a desperate attempt to appease rain god and end devastating drought
The sacrifice of at least 42 children in Tenochtitlán, now Mexico City, was an effort…
FTC to launch investigation into Microsoft’s cloud business
The Federal Trade Commission is preparing to launch an investigation into anti-competitive practices at Microsoft’s…
Ketamine study unearths surprising insights into PTSD, emotion regulation, and dissociation
A recent study on individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) suggests that dissociation may not…
OpenAI accused of trying to profit off AI model inspection in court
Since ChatGPT became an instant hit roughly two years ago, tech companies around the world…
I played Half-Life 2 for the first time this year—here’s how it went
It’s Half-Life 2 week at Ars Technica! This Saturday, November 16, is the 20th anniversary of the…
50 years ago, U.S. drinking water sparked health and safety concerns
The discovery of potential cancer-causing agents in tap water led to the Safe Drinking Water…
Review: Amazon’s 2024 Kindle Paperwhite makes the best e-reader a little better
I’ve never particularly loved Amazon, either as a retail behemoth or as a hardware and…
El Ojo: The mysterious floating island in Argentina’s swampland that looks like a perfectly round eye
Argentina’s El Ojo is said to harbor UFOs and the ghosts of ancient deities, but…
Genetic analysis reveals role of melatonin in ADHD symptom severity
New research published in Psychiatry Research Communications suggests that the hormone melatonin may be closely…
I, too, installed an open source garage door opener, and am loving it
Like Lee Hutchinson, I have a garage. The door on that garage is opened and…
Earthquakes upped the death toll at Pompeii
Nearly 2,000 years ago, a huge volcano in southern Italy suddenly, explosively woke up. Ash…
Explainer: How volcanoes erupt
Some 640,000 years ago, a massive eruption rocked the land that, today, is Yellowstone National…
Where do fast radio bursts come from? Astronomers tie mysterious eruptions to massive galaxies .
Fast radio bursts — powerful and poorly understood cosmic eruptions — tend to occur in…
‘Unique and extreme’: James Webb telescope detects possible alien world bubbling over with volcanoes
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected possible signs of gases released by…
Scientists discover atypical brain connectivity in those with alcohol use disorder
In a recent study published in Translational Psychiatry, researchers discovered distinct patterns in how brain…
A first look at rocks from the lunar farside create a volcanic mystery
Rocks returned by China’s Chang’e-6 mission suggest volcanic activity just 2.8 billion years ago but…
Rare gladiator-shaped knife handle discovered by Hadrian’s Wall
It’s rare to find gladiator memorabilia from Roman Britain, but archaeologists by Hadrian’s Wall have…
Declassified spy satellite images reveal 1,400-year-old battle site in Iraq that set off the Muslim conquest
Historical texts that mentioned details about the battle site helped researchers match the images to…
James Webb Space Telescope discovers mysterious ‘red monster’ galaxies so large they shouldn’t exist
The James Webb telescope has spotted three gigantic “red monster” galaxies that were spawned soon…
‘The bottom line is, I told you so’: JWST observations upend standard model of how galaxies form, new study claims
The James Webb Space Telescope’s discovery of unusually bright and massive galaxies soon after the…
Rare diseases — Medical conditions you may never have heard of before
Rare diseases — Medical conditions you may never have heard of before
