A Victorian naturalist traded Aboriginal remains in a scientific quid pro quo
Morton Allport acquired his specimens through networks and, sometimes, grave-robbing.
Science // Science & Exploration
Mother plucker: Steel fingers guided by AI pluck weeds rapidly and autonomously
Robot that uses AI to pull weeds may reduce poisonous herbicide use by 70% for some crops.
Data from NASA’s Webb Telescope backs up ideas on planet formation
New data confirms the existence of a "snow line" in planet-forming disks.
“Mystery” pneumonia in China is mix of common respiratory germs, WHO says
Reports caused alarm, but experts say it looks like a post-COVID germ comeback.
Study: The serotine bat uses its super-large penis as an arm when mating
Further research involves building a "bat porn box" to catch more mating acts on camera.
“Tasmanian Devil” event has the power of hundreds of billions of Suns
We don't really know what can cause repeated outbursts of this sort.
Complex, volatile coast makes preparing for tsunamis tough in Alaska
Educating local residents about the risks carries challenges.
The Ars guide to time travel in the movies
We picked 20 time-travel movies and rated them by scientific logic and entertainment value.
Meet “Amaterasu”: Astronomers detect highest energy cosmic ray since 1991
The Telescope Array in Utah's West Desert picked up a rare particle with 244 EeV energy.
Join the hunt for the ancient capital of Kush on Lost Cities Revealed with Albert Lin
Ars chats with the NatGeo explorer about how technology can help strip back layers of time.
Five women got eye syphilis from the same man—raising questions
The cluster of rare cases suggests a new strain of syphilis may have spread.
Big Pharma fought drug pricing reform with record $7.5M dark money donation
Dark money group American Action Network spend millions opposing drug pricing reforms.
Biodiversity library will help preserve genetic diversity in endangered species
Researchers can preserve genetic diversity in wildlife by freezing, storing living cells.
Ars takes a close-up look at the first US lunar lander in half a century
"Our strategy is being there and being ready to go."
A new “time window”: Meet the winners of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics
Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, and Anne L'Huillier honored for attosecond spectroscopy.
