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Do animals fall for optical illusions? It’s complicated.

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 10/20/2025 15:15 EDT

Guppies are highly susceptible to the Ebbinghaus illusion. Ring doves? Not so much. Read more ›

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SpaceX launches 10,000th Starlink satellite, with no sign of slowing down

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 10/20/2025 14:38 EDT

Sunday was not a day of rest for SpaceX. Read more ›

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Musk’s $1 trillion Tesla pay plan draws some protest ahead of likely approval

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 10/20/2025 13:55 EDT

Proxy firm says plan doesn't ensure that Musk's "focus and time remain on Tesla." Read more ›

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F1 in Texas: Well, now the championship is exciting again

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 10/20/2025 10:27 EDT

The Circuit of the Americas was packed for the US Grand Prix. Read more ›

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Anti-vaccine activists want to go nationwide after Idaho law passes

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ProPublica @ Ars Technica · 10/20/2025 09:51 EDT

The Idaho Medical Freedom Act makes it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine. Read more ›

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Should an AI copy of you help decide if you live or die?

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 10/20/2025 07:00 EDT

Doctors share top concerns of AI surrogates aiding life-or-death decisions. Read more ›

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Something from ‘space’ may have just struck a United Airlines flight over Utah

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica 2 place · 10/19/2025 14:50 EDT

"NTSB gathering radar, weather, flight recorder data." Read more ›

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Roberta Williams’ The Colonel’s Bequest was a different type of adventure game

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica 1 place · 10/18/2025 08:15 EDT

What if point-and-click games weren't about the puzzles? Read more ›

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With deadline looming, 4 of 9 universities reject Trump’s “compact” to remake higher ed

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Nate Anderson @ Ars Technica 2 place · 10/17/2025 18:14 EDT

But Trump is pressuring the other five. Read more ›

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Vaginal condition treatment update: Men should get treated, too

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica 2 place · 10/17/2025 18:02 EDT

For bacterial vaginosis, partners are part of the problem—and the solution. Read more ›

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Ring cameras are about to get increasingly chummy with law enforcement

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica 2 place · 10/17/2025 17:50 EDT

Amazon's Ring partners with company whose tech has reportedly been used by ICE. Read more ›

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Dead Ends is a fun, macabre medical history for kids

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica 3 place · 10/17/2025 14:36 EDT

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

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Big Tech sues Texas, says age-verification law is “broad censorship regime”

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 10/17/2025 13:55 EDT

Texas app law compared to checking IDs at bookstores and shopping malls. Read more ›

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Teen sues to destroy the nudify app that left her in constant fear

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica 3 place · 10/17/2025 13:14 EDT

Lawsuit accuses nudify apps of training on teen victims' images. Read more ›

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NASA’s next Moonship reaches last stop before launch pad

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 10/17/2025 12:54 EDT

Preparations for the Artemis II mission continue despite the federal government shutdown. Read more ›

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12 years of HDD analysis brings insight to the bathtub curve’s reliability

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 10/17/2025 12:27 EDT

Backup firm brings a unique, informed perspective to HDD failure rates. Read more ›

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Lead poisoning has been a feature of our evolution

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Kiona N. Smith @ Ars Technica 3 place · 10/17/2025 11:40 EDT

A recent study found lead in teeth from 2 million-year-old hominin fossils. Read more ›

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Apple pays $750 million for US Formula 1 streaming coverage

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 10/17/2025 11:07 EDT

Some races will be free as F1 TV moves from standalone streaming to Apple TV. Read more ›

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3 years, 4 championships, but 0 Le Mans wins: Assessing the Porsche 963

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 10/17/2025 10:57 EDT

Riding high in IMSA but pulling out of WEC paints a complicated picture for the factory team. Read more ›

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Teachers get an F on AI-generated lesson plans

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Torrey Trust and Robert Maloy, The Conversation @ Ars Technica · 10/17/2025 10:16 EDT

AI-generated lesson plans fall short on inspiring students and promoting critical thinking. Read more ›

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