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Some ancient microbes frozen with Ötzi the Iceman are still growing

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Kiona N. Smith @ Ars Technica 2 place · 06/06/2026 07:15 EDT

What’s the difference between a person, an artifact, and an ecosystem? Read more ›

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Meet Bruce, the "beak-jousting" parrot

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 04/20/2026 11:00 EDT

Kea parrot missing his upper beak "has rewritten what disability means for behaviorally complex species." Read more ›

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Anthropic's Mythos AI model sparks fears of turbocharged hacking

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Cristina Criddle, Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 04/20/2026 10:21 EDT

Cyberdefenses could be exposed faster than fixes could be deployed. Read more ›

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Clarifying HEVC licensing fees, royalties, and why vendors kill HEVC support

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 04/20/2026 07:00 EDT

How does HEVC implementation really work these days? Read more ›

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Blue Origin's rocket reuse achievement marred by upper stage failure

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 04/19/2026 14:19 EDT

Blue Origin's reused first stage hit its targets, but New Glenn's upper stage did not. Read more ›

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I’ve fired one of America’s most powerful lasers—here’s what a shot day looks like

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Ahmed Helal, The Conversation @ Ars Technica 2 place · 04/19/2026 07:17 EDT

The laser was used to study the physics of stellar interiors and fusion energy, among other things. Read more ›

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Great white sharks are overheating

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Johnny Sturgeon, Inside Climate News @ Ars Technica 1 place · 04/18/2026 07:07 EDT

The sharks might also be the most physiologically vulnerable to warming waters. Read more ›

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Russia-friendly exchange says "western special service" behind $15 million cyberattack

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica 2 place · 04/17/2026 17:28 EDT

Grinex says needed hacking resources "available exclusively to ... unfriendly states." Read more ›

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Man with @ihackedthegovernment Instagram account tells judge, “I made a mistake"

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica 3 place · 04/17/2026 15:31 EDT

Probation for man who used stolen logins and posted private info on social media. Read more ›

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Trump picks qualified, normal health leader to head CDC; experts still cautious

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 04/17/2026 15:19 EDT

She's well qualified but will need to navigate RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine agenda. Read more ›

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$25,000 buys plenty of used EVs: Here are some options

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 04/17/2026 14:31 EDT

Is $20,000–$25,000 a sweet spot for secondhand electric cars? We think so. Read more ›

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Satellite and drone images reveal big delays in US data center construction

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Jeremy Hsu @ Ars Technica · 04/17/2026 14:08 EDT

Data centers face construction delays and energy bottleneck as resistance grows. Read more ›

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Amazon won’t release Fire Sticks that support sideloading anymore

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 04/17/2026 13:42 EDT

The two newest Fire Sticks block apps from outside of Amazon's store. Read more ›

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Ridley Scott's post-apocalyptic The Dog Stars drops first trailer

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 04/17/2026 13:32 EDT

"The world that was, doesn't exist. It's just us, trying to hold onto what was." Read more ›

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Artemis II pilot talks about what it was really like to fly and land in Orion

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 04/17/2026 12:59 EDT

"I've been thinking about reentry for three straight years." Read more ›

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Meta's AI spending spree is helping make its Quest headsets more expensive

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 04/17/2026 12:23 EDT

Prices for "critical components" are surging because of massive data center investments. Read more ›

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Rocket Report: Starship V3 test-fired; ESA's tentative step toward crew launch

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 04/17/2026 09:06 EDT

Blue Origin will soon launch the third flight of its New Glenn rocket, this time with a reused booster. Read more ›

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Recent advances push Big Tech closer to the Q-Day danger zone

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 04/17/2026 07:00 EDT

Here's which players are winning the race to transition to post-quantum crypto. Read more ›

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After a saga of broken promises, a European rover finally has a ride to Mars

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 04/16/2026 23:15 EDT

Europe's first Mars rover mission is now on its fourth rocket: SpaceX's Falcon Heavy. Read more ›

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Lucasfilm drops The Mandalorian and Grogu final trailer at CinemaCon

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 04/16/2026 19:20 EDT

"The old protect the young, and then the young protect the old." Read more ›

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Intel refreshes non-Ultra Core CPUs with new silicon for the first time

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 04/16/2026 17:33 EDT

For the first time in a while, the benefits of new Intel tech will trickle down. Read more ›

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