Solar and wind keep getting cheaper as the field becomes smarter
Every time solar and wind output doubles, the cost gets cheaper and cheaper.
Science // Science & Exploration
What the simple mathematical abilities of animals can tell us about ourselves
Ars chats with UCL's Brian Butterworth about his new book Can Fish Count?.
Rocket Report: India wants its own SpaceX, Firefly targets July for Alpha launch
"We will have our own SpaceX in the next two years."
June 21 is expected start date of COVID vaccination for kids under 5
FDA will review the vaccines June 15, but then the CDC needs to sign off.
Mysterious Hypatia stone might hold earliest evidence of Type Ia supernova
Latest chemical "forensic" analysis finds telltale abundance of trace elements.
NASA just bought the rest of the space station crew flights from SpaceX
"We will need additional missions from SpaceX to implement our strategy."
After 9 difficult months, Firefly is set to take its next shot at orbit
The launch company is targeting mid-July for Alpha's next launch.
Manipulating photons for microseconds tops 9,000 years on a supercomputer
An optical quantum computer does things we can't computationally model.
NASA chooses two companies to build spacesuits for its 21st-century Moonwalkers
"We knew there was always a transition to industry in our future."
We may already be falling into the same trap of pandemic unpreparedness
At Ars Frontiers, virologist Angela Rasmussen laid out how to thwart the next pandemic.
NASA still “pushing” for a Russian cosmonaut to fly on next SpaceX mission
"I think it's the right thing to do."
Experts warn of continued monkeypox spread as hundreds of cases found worldwide
"At the moment, we are not concerned of a global pandemic."
Japanese weather satellite accidentally watched Betelgeuse go dim
Observations say that two main explanations for the star's fading are both right.
Ars Frontiers, the first Ars Technica conference, comes to DC
We're holding a conference in May—and if you want to come, read on!
Heat-driven photovoltaic device hits 40 percent efficiency
Efficient device is meant to extract electricity from extremely high temperatures.
