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These hornets break down alcohol so fast that they can’t get drunk

Many animals, including humans, have developed a taste for alcohol in some form, but excessive consumption often leads to adverse health effects. One exception...

GitHub Copilot moves beyond OpenAI models to support Claude 3.5, Gemini

The large language model-based coding assistant GitHub Copilot will switch from using exclusively OpenAI's GPT models to a multi-model approach over the coming weeks,...

For some reason, NASA is treating Orion’s heat shield problems as a secret

This capability makes the arc jet test facility unique in the world, but it still can't fully replicate the stresses a spacecraft's heat shield...

Lidar mapping reveals mountainous medieval cities along the Silk Road

The city of Tugunbulak, which stretched beyond the forest inspector’s house, had powerful walls enclosing the area of 120 hectares, nearly five times larger...

Are Boeing’s problems beyond fixable?

“Kelly Ortberg is pivoting the company back to their roots,” he said. “All the employees of Boeing will rally around that.” But Ogren of...

A how-to for ethical geoengineering research

Holistic climate justice: The guidelines recognize that geoengineering won't affect just those people currently residing on Earth, but on future generations as well. Some...

Ars Live: What else can GLP-1 drugs do? Join us Tuesday for a discussion.

News and talk of GLP-1 drugs are everywhere these days—from their smash success in treating Type 2 diabetes and obesity to their astronomical pricing,...

Google’s DeepMind is building an AI to keep us from hating each other

The questions were not selected entirely at random. They were vetted, as the team wrote in their paper, to “minimize the risk of provoking...

Scout Motors’ new pickup and SUV EVs will start at “under $60,000”

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Today, the reborn Scout Motors showed off a pair of new electric vehicles that revives the long-dormant maker of trucks and SUVs. Originally...

Location tracking of phones is out of control. Here’s how to fight back.

Both operating systems will display a list of apps and whether they are permitted access always, never, only while the app is in use,...

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