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Author: Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica

Posted on March 20, 2025

Evidence Grows That Dark Energy Changes Over Time

The latest Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument results fall short of the discovery threshold but strengthen evidence for dynamical dark energy.
Posted on January 2, 2025

Editors at Science Journal Resign En Masse Over Bad Use of AI, High Fees

Members of the Elsevier-published Journal of Human Evolution quit, citing AI production processes introducing errors, high author fees, and concerns over editorial independence.
Posted on January 29, 2022January 28, 2022

Kombucha Cultures Could Be the Key to Better Water Filters

A study found that filtration membranes formed from SCOBYs are more effective at preventing bacterial growth than commercial equivalents.
Posted on January 26, 2022January 26, 2022

Physicists Created Bubbles That Can Last for Over a Year

If you've ever blown bubbles, you know how quickly they burst. Now French researchers have concocted a type that stays intact for hundreds of days.
Posted on August 22, 2021August 21, 2021

How the Cuttlefish’s Robust Memory System Defies Old Age

This cephalopod is the only known animal that doesn’t exhibit age-related deterioration when recalling specific events.
Posted on October 23, 2020October 23, 2020

How the Venus Flytrap ‘Remembers’ When It Captures Prey

The carnivorous plant is believed to have something akin to a short-term "memory." A team of scientists has uncovered new details on how it works.
Posted on September 27, 2020September 27, 2020

Scientists May Have Found a Material for Building on Mars

Using simple chemistry, the organic polymer chitin can be transformed into a viable substance for creating tools and habitats on the Red Planet.
Posted on June 20, 2020June 20, 2020

Ground-Penetrating Radar Mapped a Buried Ancient Roman City

Archaeologists have found a monument, market, temple, bath complex, and water pipes from the walled town of Falerii Novi.
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