Bizarre fish has sensory “legs” it uses for walking and tasting
Some sea robin species can use their legs to sense prey.
Science // Science & Exploration
Desalination system adjusts itself to work with renewable power
Instead of needing constant power, new system adjusts to use whatever is available.
Simple voltage pulse can restore capacity to Li-Si batteries
The bad news is that there's not a lot of pure Li-Si batteries in use.
Rocket Report: Bloomberg calls for SLS cancellation; SpaceX hits century mark
"For the first time, Canada will host its own homegrown rocket technology."
Biden administration curtails controls on some space-related exports
"It’s been a long time coming, and I think it’s going to be very meaningful."
How the Malleus Maleficarum fueled the witch trial craze
Invention of printing press, influence of nearby cities created perfect conditions for social contagion.
US vaccinations fall again as more parents refuse lifesaving shots for kids
US becomes more vulnerable to outbreaks as vaccination rates fall into 92 percent range.
It’s increasingly unlikely that humans will fly around the Moon next year
It's not just Orion's heat shield; the mission's ground systems are running out of time.
ULA is examining debris recovered from Vulcan rocket’s shattered booster nozzle
"I’m pretty confident... that we’ll get to the bottom of this pretty quickly and move on.”
There’s another massive meat recall over Listeria—and it’s a doozy
No cases reported so far, but officials are scrambling to track tainted products.
Amazon joins Google in investing in small modular nuclear power
What's with the sudden interest in nuclear power among tech titans?
What we can learn from animals about death and mortality
Susana Monsó chats with Ars about her new book, Playing Possum: How Animals Understand Death.
ADHD med shortages push DEA to up drug allotment by 23.5%
The DEA's quota increase is for Vyvanse and its generic forms.
Study: Playing Dungeons & Dragons helps autistic players in social interactions
"I can make a character quite different from how I interact with people in real life."
The Moon had volcanic activity much more recently than we knew
Eruptions seem to have continued long after widespread volcanism had ended.
