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It's a combo of unique volcanic aggregate and unusual chemical interactions over millennia.

NuqneH! Saluton! A linguistic anthropologist studies those who invent new tongues.

The production of the sound coincides with the rupture of the bubble at liquid surface.

Bots and Beasts gets at what makes for intelligence, but SciFi may have done it better.

It's been 100 years since leaded fuel was introduced, a purely profit-driven move.

From dark comedies to classic sci-fi adaptations, here's what we loved in 2021.

The findings could help improve robotic locomotion, making bio-inspired robots more robust

Two draft manuscripts look at long term protections offered by this vaccine.

Omicron's severity in kids is still unknown, but more cases mean more hospitalizations.

Key services, including network provisioning, will shut down January 4th.

NHTSA fingers faulty wiring harness in the Model 3 and frunk latch in the Model S .

Overshoot climate targets, even briefly, and the costs of extreme weather go up.

Its three-camera array includes a 1/1.28-inch sensor.

No matter where or how you saw films in 2021, these were your best nerdy options.

Also: five Avengers serve as case studies to ponder aging trajectories for superheroes

The mildness of omicron and the use of rapid tests are still in question.

SpaceX founder points out that space is "extremely enormous," satellites "very tiny."

A voluntary program is encouraging towns to manage their lighting.

We're on the verge of trying to fully extend the sunscreen.

LG will start mass producing OLED EX TVs in 2022.

Ongoing supply chain woes mean more delays for early adopters.

Last Christmas, I got a new curriculum, but no curriculum survives actual students.

Production has been halted at Indian plant since December 18.

Size and versatility make the Echo Show 15 a sensible organization hub for tech-savvy families.

For the first time, more than half our top 10 is fully electric.

Experts have long argued that such travel restrictions are ineffective and harmful.

Also: the controversial claim of a frozen water bear achieving quantum entangled state

"Alexa: Stop recommending stupid and dangerous things."

A formal complaint to the UN under space treaties says the US is responsible.

Data backs shorter periods, but experts say testing is key.

Riot was accused of paying women less for similar work, fostering culture of harassment.

After scouring 110,000 records, researchers gained insight into mammalian cancer

Most current policies assume we'll need carbon capture, but there's a big cost.

Holmes trial, ISPs behaving badly, and many other big stories from the past year.

Also: the Riddler wants Batman to "unmask the truth about this cesspool we call a city."

Artificial micro-hook structure enables the creation of microdevices for monitoring plants.

Coffee is very chemically complex; its different components affect us in different ways.

Many of these rockets, you may recall, were supposed to fly in 2020.

Explaining how M. abscessus was ready once CF patients started living longer.

Ars chats with author Maia Szalavitz about her book, Undoing Drugs.

Chip shortages, game delays couldn't stop us from selecting 20 fantastic games.

Alas, the forged date can't be removed without damaging the document.

Lots of hurdles to come, but a good start for the new observatory.

Netflix's new series Elves pairs perfectly with 2010's Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale

Follow along as astronomers start unwrapping a telescope-sized gift at 7 am US Eastern.

Intel the latest multinational caught up in human rights conflict between Beijing, the west.

Software updates shutting off the feature are in the process of being sent out.

Our biggest complaint about the season is that there needed to be more of it.

Pandemics, a fragile electrical grid, Lego, and rocket launches galore.