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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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Beans use an immune receptor to call in airstrikes on caterpillars

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Jacek Krywko @ Ars Technica · 06/03/2026 07:15 EDT

When they're being eaten, bean plants release chemicals that draw in parasitic wasps. Read more ›

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How long will it take to rebuild Blue Origin's launch pad? We asked some SpaceX vets.

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 06/03/2026 06:00 EDT

"Everyone is in a place where it’s no fun to be there." Read more ›

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Male bowerbirds hope to dazzle females with bright human-made items

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 06/02/2026 19:05 EDT

"It’s a reminder of how human activity is changing the natural world in unanticipated ways.” Read more ›

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Microsoft plans Linux tools and an RTX Spark desktop for Windows developers

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 06/02/2026 18:51 EDT

One hardware announcement and several software highlights from Microsoft Build. Read more ›

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Microsoft's Project Solara is an Android OS designed for agents instead of apps

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 06/02/2026 16:47 EDT

Microsoft missed the boat on apps, so get ready for agents. Read more ›

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Amazon-owned Ring should pay Americans for scanning their faces, lawsuit says

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 06/02/2026 16:17 EDT

Lawsuit: Ring cameras scan guests and passersby and use AI to identify faces. Read more ›

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If I had a hammer... it might actually be a rhino tooth

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Kiona N. Smith @ Ars Technica · 06/02/2026 15:54 EDT

Neanderthals had some wild stuff in their toolkits. Read more ›

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Feds failing in bid to take a supercomputer from a climate research center

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 06/02/2026 15:02 EDT

The National Center for Atmospheric Research won't be losing its supercomputer. Read more ›

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Mathematicians warn of AI threats to profession as industry encroaches

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Jeremy Hsu @ Ars Technica · 06/02/2026 14:19 EDT

International Mathematical Union endorses warning about tech industry influence. Read more ›

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Google announces deepfake call detection for Android, new AirDrop device support

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 06/02/2026 14:00 EDT

Google's June Android feature drop includes more scam detection, more AirDrop, and yes, more AI. Read more ›

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The truth lies in the past in Silo S3 trailer

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 06/02/2026 13:58 EDT

"We do not know when it will be safe to go outside. We only know that day is not this day." Read more ›

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Number of suspected Ebola cases falls by hundreds as testing ramps up

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 06/02/2026 13:10 EDT

The number of cases falls from 1,100 to 437 with increased testing. Read more ›

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Why a Neo Geo port of Doom is functionally impossible

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 06/02/2026 12:19 EDT

Sprite-based graphics architecture makes first-person 3D a challenge. Read more ›

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In a surprise launch, China debuts another big rocket designed for reusability

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 06/02/2026 12:05 EDT

There are sound engineering reasons to use the same approach SpaceX uses with the Falcon 9. Read more ›

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Blue Origin has set a very aggressive return-to-flight timeline

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 06/02/2026 11:16 EDT

"The propellant farm, oxygen, liquid hydrogen, and LNG tanks are all in good shape." Read more ›

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Slate Auto gets serious about privacy for its bare-bones EV pickup

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 06/02/2026 10:49 EDT

With no embedded modem, the Slate Truck is the antithesis of today's connected cars. Read more ›

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Trump's DOE restarts energy rebate program with dumb conditions

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Dan Gearino, Inside Climate News @ Ars Technica · 06/02/2026 09:29 EDT

Switching from fossil fuels to electricity for heating is no longer covered. Read more ›

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Impulse Space raises $500 million as orbital maneuvering race heats up

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 06/02/2026 08:00 EDT

"The market's going to continue to find exciting new things." Read more ›

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AI costs how much? GitHub Copilot users react to new usage-based pricing system.

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 06/01/2026 18:18 EDT

Some report burning through their whole monthly "AI credit" allotment in a single day. Read more ›

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Why cats prefer silver vine to catnip and other May highlights

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 06/01/2026 17:38 EDT

Prehistoric mining in the Pyrenees, a new species of tiny blue octopus, slapstick acoustics, and more. Read more ›

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