2025-10-20

AI Is Changing What High School STEM Students Study

A degree in computer science used to promise a cozy career in tech. Now, students’ ambitions are shaped by AI, in fields that blend computing with analysis, interpretation, and data. [...]

2025-10-20

Advent calendars for 2025: Our favorites from Lego, Pokémon, Funko Pop, Magna-Tiles and more

Why settle for tiny pieces of chocolate when you could unwrap a Pokémon card, a Funko Pop or a Star Wars Lego ship instead? Advent calendars have gone full geek mode, with options for fans of movies, [...]

2025-10-20

9 weekday habits to keep your mind sharp

Sharpen your focus and beat weekday brain fog with these nine simple, science-backed habits designed to fit your busy schedule [...]

2025-10-19

Two Rare Comets Will Appear Soon. Here's How to See Them

The SWAN comet will return in around 700 years, while the Lemmon comet will take 1,300 years to come back. [...]

2025-10-19

The teacher is the new engineer: Inside the rise of AI enablement and PromptOps

As more companies quickly begin using gen AI, it’s important to avoid a big mistake that could impact its effectiveness: Proper onboarding. Companies spend time and money training new human workers [...]

2025-10-18

Science fiction sold us “good” AI – now it’s shaping how we treat real AI

By filling our minds with loyal droids and wise computers, has sci-fi set us up to misunderstand the messy truth of AI? [...]

2025-10-17

Dead Ends is a fun, macabre medical history for kids

Ars chats with co-authors Lindsey Fitzharris and Adrian Teal about their delightful new children's book. [...]

2025-10-17

How to See Comet Lemmon This October

This long-duration comet will make its closest approach to Earth this fall, before disappearing into the outer solar system for another 1,000 years. [...]

2025-10-17

OpenAI builds 'AI for Science' team to advance computational discovery

OpenAI is expanding its research efforts with a new program called OpenAI for Science, created to develop AI systems that can support scientific reasoning and speed up discoveries in physics and mathe [...]