Enlarge / A gecko perches on a leaf. A September study found that geckos are very good gliders, and their tails help stabilize them when they crash-land into tree trunks. (credit: MPI for Intelligent Systems) There’s rarely time to write about every cool science-y story that comes our way. So this year, we’re once again […]
Enlarge (credit: RAJESH JANTILAL / GETTY IMAGES ) Based on various measures, the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has appeared to be less effective than those based on mRNA technology. It has also been associated with some rare blood clotting complications that recently caused the CDC to revise its endorsement associated with the vaccine. Still, […]
Enlarge / A Boston Medical Center pediatrician performs a checkup on an 8-month-old while her father provides her comfort in a pediatrics tent set up outside of Boston Medical Center in Boston on April 29, 2020. (credit: Getty | Birkenstock boston Globe ) The number of children hospitalized with COVID-19 in the US is skyrocketing […]
Enlarge (credit: Jason Persoff / Getty Images) Recently, a network of climate modeling groups showed that it will cost more to overshoot the Paris Agreement temperature goals than it will to stay on a low-temperature trajectory. On the same day, that collaboration also published work showing that additional risks of overshooting come in part via […]
Enlarge / The birth of Vision in Avengers: Age of Ultron. Scientists have proposed a possible artificial digestive system for the synthezoid, although new technologies must be developed to make it a reality. (credit: Marvel Studios) There’s rarely time to write about every cool science-y story that comes our way. So this year, we’re once […]
Enlarge / A healthcare worker conducts a test at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site at the Dan Paul Plaza on December 29, 2021 in Miami, Florida. In response to the increasing demand for COVID-19 tests, Miami-Dade County opened two new testing sites and expanding hours at the Zoo Miami testing location. (credit: Getty | Joe […]
Enlarge / A SpaceX rocket ready for launch. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann) Elon Musk has hit back at criticism that his company’s Starlink satellites are hogging too much room in space, and has instead argued there could be room for “tens of billions” of spacecraft in orbits close to Earth. “Space is just extremely enormous, and […]
Enlarge (credit: Pete Starman / Getty Images ) There’s been a steady stream of worries that artificial lights are steadily eroding our ability to see the stars. And a recent essay published in Science describes how artificial light affects the timing of events such as greening associated with plants in spring and autumn leaf-coloring. This […]
Enlarge / The multi-layer sun shield is in the process of unfolding this week. Right now the portion extending forward from the telescope body is extended; the sides will come later this week. (credit: NASA ) When fully operational, the James Webb Space Telescope will be enormous, with a sun shield measuring 12 x 22 […]
Enlarge / A remote controlled volume controller. It can also raise and lower the volume to preset levels using the buttons. (credit: Chris Lee) One of the last times I wrote anything for Ars Technica, I excitedly detailed our new electrical engineering curriculum . We were starting a pilot in February and I promised to […]