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Science // Science & Exploration
The ISS has been leaking air for 5 years, and engineers still don’t know why
"This is a an engineering problem, and good engineers should be able to agree on it."
Stephen Clark– 11/18/2024 | 64
Trust in scientists hasn’t recovered from COVID. Some humility could help.
Intellectual humility could win back much-needed trust in science, study finds
Beth Mole– 11/18/2024 | 175
To invent the wheel, did people first have to invent the spindle?
The physics of spinning objects may have seeded concepts key to the wheel.
Kiona N. Smith– 11/18/2024 | 35
The amorous adventures of earwigs
Elaborate courtship, devoted parenthood, gregarious nature (and occasional cannibalism)—earwigs have a lot going for them.
Knowable Magazine– 11/18/2024 | 24
SpaceX president predicts rapid increase in Starship launch rate
"It's going to be hard to catch us, but I certainly hope people try."
Eric Berger– 11/18/2024 | 179
Study confirms Egyptians likely used hallucinogens in rituals
Special concoction also contained honey, sesame seeds, pine nuts, licorice, and grapes to make it look like blood.
Jennifer Ouellette– 11/18/2024 | 48
A lot of people are mistaking Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites for UAPs
"We were able to assess that they were all in those cases looking at Starlink flares."
Stephen Clark– 11/15/2024 | 191
As ABL Space departs launch, the 1-ton rocket wars have a clear winner
"Our path to making a big contribution as a commercial launch company narrowed considerably."
Eric Berger– 11/15/2024 | 103
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Are standing desks good for you? The answer is getting clearer.
Whatever your office setup, the most important thing is to move.
Beth Mole– 11/14/2024 | 115
IBM boosts the amount of computation you can get done on quantum hardware
Incremental improvements across the hardware and software stacks add up.
John Timmer– 11/13/2024 | 39
What did the snowball Earth look like?
Entire continents, even in the tropics, seem to have been under sheets of ice.
John Timmer– 11/13/2024 | 75
Firefly Aerospace rakes in more cash as competitors struggle for footing
The Series D fundraising round was "oversubscribed" and netted Firefly $175 million.
Stephen Clark– 11/13/2024 | 45
Teen in critical condition with Canada’s first human case of H5 bird flu
The teen had no clear exposures to animals. No contacts have tested positive.
Beth Mole– 11/13/2024 | 113
Revisiting the Stanford Prison Experiment 50 years later
Ars chats with director Juliette Eisner and original study participants in new documentary series.
Jennifer Ouellette– 11/13/2024 | 65
This elephant figured out how to use a hose to shower
A younger rival may have learned how to sabotage those showers by disrupting water flow.
Jennifer Ouellette– 11/12/2024 | 69
For the second time this year, NASA’s JPL center cuts its workforce
"If we hold strong together, we will come through this."
Eric Berger– 11/12/2024 | 104
There are some things the Crew-8 astronauts aren’t ready to talk about
"I did not say I was uncomfortable talking about it. I said we're not going to talk about it."
Stephen Clark– 11/11/2024 | 157
Air quality problems spur $200 million in funds to cut pollution at ports
Diesel equipment will be replaced with hydrogen- or electric-power gear.
Inside Climate News– 11/11/2024 | 64
Russia: Fine, I guess we should have a Grasshopper rocket project, too
On this timeline Russia is nearly a decade and a half behind SpaceX.
Eric Berger– 11/11/2024 | 191
How a stubborn computer scientist accidentally launched the deep learning boom
"You’ve taken this idea way too far," a mentor told Prof. Fei-Fei Li.
Timothy B. Lee– 11/11/2024 | 150
Research monkeys still having a ball days after busting out of lab, police say
They pose no risk to human health, and they're living their best lives.
Beth Mole– 11/8/2024 | 192
Space policy is about to get pretty wild, y’all
Saddle up, space cowboys. It may get bumpy for a while.
Eric Berger– 11/8/2024 | 769
DNA shows Pompeii’s dead aren’t who we thought they were
Integrating genetic data with historic and archaeological data can enrich or correct popular narratives.
Jennifer Ouellette– 11/8/2024 | 77
Rocket Report: Australia says yes to the launch; Russia delivers for Iran
The world's first wooden satellite arrived at the International Space Station this week.
Stephen Clark– 11/8/2024 | 342
After decades, FDA finally moves to pull ineffective decongestant off shelves
Last year, FDA advisers unanimously voted that oral phenylephrine is ineffective.
Beth Mole– 11/7/2024 | 214
What makes baseball’s “magic mud” so special?
It has just the right mix of spreadability, stickiness, and friction to give pitchers a better grip on the ball.
Jennifer Ouellette– 11/7/2024 | 47
Airborne microplastics aid in cloud formation
It turns out microplastics have an effect on the weather and climate.
The Conversation– 11/7/2024 | 55
Nearly three years since launch, Webb is a hit among astronomers
Demand for observing time on Webb outpaces supply by a factor of nine.
Stephen Clark– 11/6/2024 | 131
For fame or a death wish? Kids’ TikTok challenge injuries stump psychiatrists
As clinicians see more TikTok challenge injuries, explaining them is often hard.
Beth Mole– 11/6/2024 | 90
The next Starship launch may occur in less than two weeks
Starship will launch during the late afternoon so its descent into Indian Ocean is visible.
Eric Berger– 11/6/2024 | 387
“Havard”-trained spa owner injected clients with bogus Botox, prosecutors say
Woman claims to have a degree from "Havard" and be licensed by the "Estate Board."
Beth Mole– 11/5/2024 | 77
Endurance tells story of two expeditions, centuries apart
New NatGeo documentary was directed by the same duo who brought us the Oscar-winning Free Solo.
Jennifer Ouellette– 11/5/2024 | 37
NRO chief: “You can’t hide” from our new swarm of SpaceX-built spy satellites
"A satellite is always coming over an area within a given reasonable amount of time."
Stephen Clark– 11/5/2024 | 167
After 31 cargo missions, NASA finds Dragon still has some new tricks
Typically, most of the ISS propulsion comes from the Russian segment of the space station.
Eric Berger– 11/5/2024 | 83
Drugmaker shut down after black schmutz found in injectable weight-loss drug
The warning comes amid a legal war over compounded weight-loss drugs.
Beth Mole– 11/4/2024 | 114
Researchers spot black hole feeding at 40x its theoretical limit
Similar feeding events could explain the rapid growth of supermassive black holes.
John Timmer– 11/4/2024 | 67