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Nov 25 • 6 months ago

Formation of oceans within icy moons could cause the waters to boil

A rigid ice shell over a shrinking interior makes for pressures low enough to boil. ...

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Nov 24 • 6 months ago

Why synthetic emerald-green pigments degrade over time

Light is the greatest threat to 19th-century masterpieces like James Ensor's The Intrigue, study finds. ...

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Nov 22 • 6 months ago

AI trained on bacterial genomes produces never-before-seen proteins

Genes with related functions cluster together, and the AI uses that. ...

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Nov 22 • 6 months ago

This hacker conference installed a literal antivirus monitoring system

Organizers had a way for attendees to track CO2 levels throughout the venue—even before they arrived. ...

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Nov 21 • 6 months ago

Rocket Report: SpaceX’s next-gen booster fails; Pegasus will fly again

With the government shutdown over, the FAA has lifted its daytime launch curfew. ...

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Nov 21 • 6 months ago

First revealed in spy photos, a Bronze Age city emerges from the steppe

An unexpectedly large city lies in a sea of grass inhabited largely by nomads. ...

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Nov 21 • 6 months ago

Chris Hemsworth and dad fight Alzheimer’s with a trip down memory lane

Ars chats with director Tom Barbor-Might about new National Geographic documentary A Road Trip to Remember. ...

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Nov 21 • 6 months ago

Scientists found the key to accurate Maya eclipse tables

Eclipse tables in the Dresden Codex were based on lunar tables and adjusted for slippage over time. ...

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Nov 20 • 6 months ago

Flying with whales: Drones are remaking marine mammal research

Aerial drones are giving scientists a new view of life at sea. ...

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Nov 20 • 6 months ago

NASA really wants you to know that 3I/ATLAS is an interstellar comet

A rundown of what we know of the third extrasolar object we've identified. ...

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Nov 20 • 6 months ago

Study: Kids’ drip paintings more like Pollock’s than those of adults

The splatter master was more clumsy than graceful in his movements, which are key to his distinctive style. ...

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Nov 19 • 6 months ago

How Louvre thieves exploited human psychology to avoid suspicion—and what it reveals about AI

For humans and AI, when something fits the category of “ordinary,” it slips from notice. ...

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