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HTML [2025-12-19] The evolution of expendability: Why some ants traded armor for numbers
Ants with lots of workers tend to put less energy into making them armored.
HTML [2025-12-19] Trump’s energy secretary orders a Washington state coal plant to remain open
Chris Wright declared an energy “emergency” in the Pacific Northwest.
HTML [2025-12-19] Rocket Report: Russia pledges quick fix for Soyuz launch pad; Ariane 6 aims high
South Korean rocket startup Innospace is poised to debut a new nano-launcher.
HTML [2025-12-19] These are the flying discs the government wants you to know about
DiskSat's design offers "a power-to-weight ratio unmatched by traditional aluminum satellites."
HTML [2025-12-19] Parasites plagued Roman soldiers at Hadrian’s Wall
They were infected by roundworm, whipworm, and microscopic protozoans called <em>Giardia duodenalis</em>.
HTML [2025-12-18] LLMs’ impact on science: Booming publications, stagnating quality
Once researchers turn to LLMs, paper counts go up, quality does not.
HTML [2025-12-18] NASA will soon find out if the Perseverance rover can really persevere on Mars
Engineers at JPL are certifying the Perseverance rover to drive up to 100 kilometers.
HTML [2025-12-18] Does swearing make you stronger? Science says yes.
"A calorie-neutral, drug-free, low-cost, readily available tool for when we need a boost in performance.”
HTML [2025-12-17] Physicists 3D-printed a Christmas tree of ice
New method uses no freezing technology or refrigeration equipment—just water and a vacuum.
HTML [2025-12-17] Trump admin threatens to break up major climate research center
Major research institution dismissed as a source of "climate alarmism."
HTML [2025-12-17] US oil industry doesn’t see profit in Trump’s “pro-petroleum” moves
The financial picture around drilling is moving against the Trump administration’s hopes
HTML [2025-12-16] The $4.3 billion space telescope Trump tried to cancel is now complete
"We're going to be making 3D movies of what is going on in the Milky Way galaxy."
HTML [2025-12-16] Utah leaders hinder efforts to develop solar energy supply
Solar power accounts for two-thirds of the new projects waiting to connect to the state’s power grid.
HTML [2025-12-16] Ars Live Today: 3 former CDC leaders detail impacts of RFK Jr.’s anti-science agenda
Join us today, December 16, at 2 pm ET to hear from leaders who resigned in protest.
HTML [2025-12-13] Sharks and rays gain landmark protections as nations move to curb international trade
Gov'ts agree to ban or restrict international trade in shark meat, fins, and other products.
HTML [2025-12-12] Scientists built an AI co-pilot for prosthetic bionic hands
Managing each finger separately can, with the right sensors, ease control issues.
HTML [2025-12-12] Investors commit quarter-billion dollars to startup designing “Giga” satellites
"If we build these platforms well, we get to ask new questions about what's possible in orbit."
HTML [2025-12-11] No sterile neutrinos after all, say MicroBooNE physicists
There's a less than 5 percent chance that earlier anomalies can be explained by fourth neutrino "flavor."
HTML [2025-12-11] NASA just lost contact with a Mars orbiter, and will soon lose another one
If NASA is serious about exploring Mars, it's past time to send new missions.
HTML [2025-12-10] This is the oldest evidence of people starting fires
We didn't start the fire. (Neanderthals did, at least 400,000 years ago.)