2025-10-17

Lead poisoning has been a feature of our evolution

A recent study found lead in teeth from 2 million-year-old hominin fossils. [...]

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 [...]

2025-10-17

Go Ahead and Let Out a Deep Sigh Right Now. It's Actually Good for You

A new study dives into how deep breaths help our lungs. [...]

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

SpaceX's Starshield satellites are reportedly transmitting signals on unauthorized frequencies

SpaceX may be violating international telecommunication standards by allowing its Starshield satellites to transmit to Earth on frequencies it's not supposed to use, NPR reports. Starshield is a [...]

2025-10-16

The Earth Has a Growing Weak Spot in Its Magnetic Field: Here's What That Means

Science has known about the weak spot for over half a century, but it's now getting bigger. [...]

2025-10-16

Antarctica is starting to look a lot like Greenland—and that isn’t good

Global warming is awakening sleeping giants of ice at the South Pole. [...]

2025-10-16

Under the hood of AI agents: A technical guide to the next frontier of gen AI

Agents are the trendiest topic in AI today — and with good reason. Taking gen AI out of the protected sandbox of the chat interface and allowing it to act directly on the world represents a leap for [...]