Plastic bag bans have lingering impacts, even after repeals
A new study found that policies to curtail the use of single-use plastic bags in grocery stores and other retail […]
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November 2024
Valve developers discuss why Half Life 2: Episode 3 was abandoned
After Ars spent Half-Life 2‘s 20th anniversary week looking back at the game’s history and impact, Valve marked the occasion
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David Attenborough Disgusted by AI Clone of His Voice
Velvet Voice After discovering that his voice has been cloned by artificial intelligence, veteran documentarian David Attenborough has been moved
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Tiny worm makes for big evolutionary discovery
The history of a major animal group, composed of millions of species of insects, arachnids, and nemotodes, has been elusive
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New oral drug to calm abdominal pain
Researchers have developed a new class of oral painkillers to suppress chronic abdominal pain that is based on the peptide
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New research explores volcanic caves, advancing the search for life on Mars
Through the intricate study of lava tubes — caves formed following volcanic eruptions when lava cools down — an international
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The amorous adventures of earwigs
Few people are fond of earwigs, with their menacing abdominal pincers—whether they’re skittering across your floor, getting comfy in the
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To invent the wheel, did people first have to invent the spindle?
Twelve-thousand years ago, people in a coastal village in the Levant used stone weights on their spindles to spin thread
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Trump’s FCC chair is Brendan Carr, who wants to regulate everyone except ISPs
President-elect Donald Trump announced last night that he will make Brendan Carr the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Carr,
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Explicit deepfake scandal shuts down Pennsylvania school
An AI-generated nude photo scandal has shut down a Pennsylvania private school. On Monday, classes were canceled after parents forced
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