CenturyLink nightmares: Users keep asking Ars for help with multi-month outages
CenturyLink hasn’t broken its annoying habit of leaving customers without service for weeks or months…
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For teens, virtual reality worlds aren’t all fun and games
“Breaking out of reality and exploring different worlds” is what Alex P. enjoys most about…
Scientists Say: Avulsion
Avulsion (noun, “uh-VUL-shun”) In geology, avulsion refers to a river or stream changing course over…
Astronomers catch black holes ‘cooking’ their own meals in bizarre, endless feeding cycle
Black holes can actively regulate the material they consume, using powerful jets of gas blasted…
Thule snow goggles: 1,000-year-old Arctic eyewear carved from walrus tusks
These carved snow goggles were a necessary accessory for Arctic existence centuries ago.
Punch-Out’s Mike Tyson has been defeated in under two minutes for the first time
Since Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out was first released on the NES in 1987, millions of players…
Being less observant of thoughts linked to more sex partners in women with mood swings
A new study published in the journal Sexes has explored the relationship between rapidly changing…
The Super Bowl might influence birth patterns, study suggests
Excitement surrounding big sports tournaments like the Super Bowl or the World Cup might lead…
New study links red meat to faster cognitive decline
Less red meat is good for the planet and a growing number of people have…
Individual traits, not environment, predict gun violence among gun-carrying youth
A new study of young males with a history of serious offenses finds that certain…
Is the moon still geologically active? Evidence says it’s possible
Wrinkle ridges that formed in the past 160 million years suggest recent geological activity on…
Loneliness associated with lower cognitive function in older adults
A new study published in Frontiers in Psychology suggests that feeling lonely can be a…
Ancient Europeans ate the brains of their dead enemies 18,000 years ago, researchers discover
A study of skeletons from a cave in Poland has revealed widespread evidence of cut…
People cannot tell AI-generated from human-written poetry and they like AI poetry more
New research has found that people are unable to determine whether a poem was written…
‘I encountered the terror of never finding anything’: The hollowness of AI art proves machines can never emulate genuine human intelligence
Looking at AI art shows that machines may never truly understand the human mind, as…
Space photo of the week: Dry ice ‘geysers’ erupt on Mars as spring hits the Red Planet
NASA shares an iconic image of carbon dioxide ice erupting in geysers when Martian winter…
Americans think political parties prefer extremists to moderates
Political discussions in the United States often appear to be dominated by voices from the…
Would a fallout shelter really protect you in a nuclear blast?
Nuclear bunkers aren’t a foolproof way to stay safe during a nuclear attack. Here’s why.
Brain structure and connectivity linked to financial ability in middle-aged and older adults
A new study published in the Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics suggests that the way…
Astronomers unsure what caused ‘weird explosion’ seen by Einstein Probe’s X-ray eye
Was a powerful cosmic explosion seen by the Einstein Probe launched by a supermassive black…
Anxiety boosts idea quantity but hinders creative originality, study suggests
A new study published in The Journal of Creative Behavior has found that while anxiety…
Pattern glare test can be used to identify individuals with schizotypy traits
New research provides evidence that a pattern glare test can be used successfully to detect…
Scientists discover black holes spinning unexpectedly fast: ‘You’re essentially looking at its fossil record’
A new form of black hole archeology, linking spin to gas and dust, has revealed…
Mount Kaputar pink slug: The giant hot-pink mollusk found only on a single, extinct volcano
The 8-inch, bright pink slug has been isolated in a “sky island” for millions of…
