Giant phantom jelly: The 33-foot-long ocean giant that has babies out of its mouth
Giant phantom jellies were discovered in 1899 and since then have only been spotted around…
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Asking for help as a flirting strategy: Psychology study uncovers how reliance can attract mates
Dependency-oriented help-seeking can communicate romantic interest and serve as a strategy to attract mates, according…
Fascinating study links depression symptoms to effort-based decision-making patterns
A new study published in Psychological Medicine sheds light on how specific depression symptoms are…
What is the world’s deadliest food?
Organisms from three different natural kingdoms battle it out for the title “deadliest food.”
Science news this week: Interstellar visitors and contagious peeing
Jan. 25, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well…
WHO starts cutting costs as US withdrawal date set for January 2026
The World Health Organization has begun cost-cutting measures in preparation for a US withdrawal next…
3D-printed “ghost gun” ring comes to my community—and leaves a man dead
It’s a truism at this point to say that Americans own a lot of guns.…
Why are recurring dreams usually nightmares?
Recurring dreams may feature taking a test the dreamer didn’t study for, having to make…
A nation exhausted: The neuroscience of why Americans are tuning out politics
“I am definitely not following the news anymore,” one patient told me when I asked…
Nvidia winding down support for older GPUs, including the legendary 750 Ti and 1060
Nvidia is launching the first volley of RTX 50-series GPUs based on its new Blackwell…
Chinese researchers just built an open-source rival to ChatGPT in two months. Silicon Valley is freaked out.
DeepSeek-R1, a new reasoning model made by Chinese researchers, completes tasks with a comparable proficiency…
Anthropic adds “Citations” in bid to avoid confabulating AI models
On Thursday, Anthropic announced Citations, a new API feature that helps Claude models avoid confabulations…
The brain’s reward system and PTSD: New insights from research
Researchers have recently uncovered new insights into how the brain’s reward system functions in individuals…
AI startup founder allegedly faked profits to trick investors, buy fancy houses
The founder of an AI startup in San Francisco was indicted this week for allegedly…
Astronomers spot bizarre icy balls in space that are unlike anything seen before
Astronomers have discovered two strange objects that could be young stars — except they’re completely…
1 in 22 COVID survivors develop debilitating chronic syndrome
A study suggests that catching COVID-19 significantly raises the risk of developing ME/CFS (formerly called…
Catastrophic tipping point in Greenland reached as crystal blue lakes turn brown, belch out carbon dioxide
Record heat and rain turned thousands of Greenland lakes brown in 2022 as they hit…
News finds me: Study identifies a widespread phenomenon linked to fake news susceptibility
A recent study conducted by researchers from Fudan University and Syracuse University, published in Computers…
Complexity physics finds crucial tipping points in chess games
The game of chess has long been central to computer science and AI-related research, most…
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 costs as much as a whole gaming PC—but it sure is fast
Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 5090 starts at $1,999 before you factor in upsells from the company’s…
ISP failed to comply with New York’s $15 broadband law—until Ars got involved
When New York’s law requiring $15 or $20 broadband plans for people with low incomes…
For real, we may be taking blood pressure readings all wrong
Last year, a study highlighted that your doctor’s office might be taking your blood pressure…
How to watch ‘Asia’ with David Attenborough as US streaming begins for BBC nature series
The seven-part series exploring the rich wildlife of Asia is coming to the US –…
Secrets of 1st dinosaurs lie in the Sahara and Amazon rainforest, study suggests
The first dinosaurs may have evolved near the equator, and not in the southwest of…
