The spaceship reinvented for new frontiers
Radical redesign is 100% reusable, offering more frequent, cheaper and deeper flights into space......»»
The lightning onset of AI—what suddenly changed? An Ars Frontiers 2023 recap
Google and Microsoft managers discussed tech's hottest topic during Ars Frontiers. Enlarge / On May 22, Benj Edwards (left) moderated a panel featuring Paige Bailey (center), Haiyan Zhang (right) for the Ars Frontiers 2023 sessi.....»»
How the COVID-19 pandemic impacted social cohesion
More than any other recent event, the COVID-19 crisis has affected the lives of people around the world. In a special issue of the online journal Frontiers in Sociology, edited by sociologists from Constructor University and the Otto von Guericke Uni.....»»
Ars Frontiers is live: Come (virtually) hang out with the experts
We're now live with an afternoon of mRNA, artificial intelligence, and space. The Frontiers livestream. Your favorite Ars writers will appear inside of this magic box starting at 1:30 pm US Eastern Daylight Time! It's Frontiers Day.....»»
Ars Frontiers is here: Come (virtually) hang out with the experts
Starting at 13:30 EDT, it's an afternoon of mRNA, artificial intelligence, and space. The Frontiers livestream. Your favorite Ars writers will appear inside of this magic box starting at 1:30 pm US Eastern Daylight Time! It's Fronti.....»»
How to watch NASA’s private mission arrive at space station
How does a spaceship dock with the ISS 250 miles above Earth and enable its crew to transfer to the ISS? NASA's live stream on Monday will reveal all......»»
Ars Frontiers is Monday, May 22: Top minds talk AI, mRNA, and TikTok bans
Everyone is invited to our (free!) event, streaming live this coming Monday! Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson) Updated: We're almost there! Ars Frontiers is next Monday, May 22, and the show gets started at 13:30 US Easter.....»»
Cities have a role to play in bird conservation
Cities provide important connections to nature as well as habitat for many species, according to new research in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment......»»
Don’t miss Ars Frontiers 2023: Top minds talk AI, mRNA, and TikTok bans
Everyone is invited to join us for our (free!) event, streaming live on May 22. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson) Ars Technica is pleased to announce the return of Ars Frontiers, our single-day event that explores tech's m.....»»
Toyota to show next-gen EV at Japan mobility show in fall
Toyota will show concepts of its next-generation electric car, which previews a completely reinvented and innovative car that the automaker hopes will catapult it to the head of the global EV race......»»
Can lions coexist with cattle in Africa?
Protecting lions and the interests of cattle producers in Kenya is a difficult balancing act. In a recent Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution article, Dr. Laurence G Frank, a researcher at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at the University of Californ.....»»
Scientists describe carbon cycle in a subglacial freshwater lake in Antarctica for first time
Subglacial lakes that never see the light of day are among the least accessible frontiers of science, brimming with more tales yet untold than even the planets of our solar system. One thing seems certain: where there is water, there is life—even i.....»»
Pushing frontiers through upcycling: Eggshell waste for bone graft material
Autologous and allogeneic bone grafts are considered the gold standard when it comes to reconstructing bones, largely due to their bioactive compounds and osteoblastic cells that can generate new bone effectively. However, limited supply, donor-site.....»»
Less ice means fewer calling seals, finds study
When the sea ice vanishes, Antarctic seals become silent. This is the main conclusion of a new article just published by Dr. Ilse van Opzeeland's research group in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. The biologist is currently worki.....»»
New family of wheel-like metallic clusters exhibit unique properties
While the wheel does not need to be reinvented, there are benefits to the development of new nano-wheels, according to a multi-institute research team based in China. The group fabricated a novel family of metallic compounds, each of which exhibit un.....»»
Sustainable space exploration will harness microbes
Global warming, pollution and diminishing resources are generating great urgency among scientists seeking solutions by expanding frontiers of exploration and developing new technologies......»»
Sonic Frontiers is getting a free update this week, including new modes
Sonic Frontiers will receive its first free update, dubbed Sights, Sound, and Speed, this week......»»
Study shows social media content opens new frontiers for sustainability science researchers
With more than half of the world's population active on social media networks, user-generated data has proved to be fertile ground for social scientists who study attitudes about the environment and sustainability......»»
International scientists warn of the serious impact of noise pollution on marine invertebrates
An international scientific study, led by the UPC's Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics (LAB), shows that noise from human operations at sea damages marine invertebrates and ocean ecosystems. Published in Frontiers in Marine Science, the work points o.....»»
A 19th-century "dinner plate" tool is still useful in ocean science
A simple 19th-century tool is still useful to ocean scientists in the age of satellites, new research shows. The research is published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science......»»
These Researchers Used A.I. to Design a Completely New "Animal Robot"
Xenobots are living, swimming, self-powered robots less than a millimeter across, evolved by artificial intelligence and built out of frog stem cells—and they could open new medical frontiers......»»