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Corkscrew sponge sucks up carbon dioxide, ignores nitrogen
Organic crystal charge distribution sucks in CO2, but nitrogen is repulsed.
Freaky superbug poured out of NIH sinks for a decade, infecting patients
From 2006 to 2016, an aquatic bacterium creeped in clinic sinks, causing rare infections.
Nokia 9 leak shows off all five rear cameras
Crazy quintuple-camera design promises better low-light photos.
Original Star Control creators deploy nuclear option against Stardock
Steam and GOG remove Star Control: Origins from sale following DMCA takedown filing.
There is a ton of exciting space stuff on tap for 2019
New rockets, commercial crew, planetary missions, and even SpaceX's Starship.
Tesla delivered 90,700 cars in Q4, Wall Street freaks out
Tesla stock falls 8 percent on disappointing Q4 production numbers.
Roku Channel now lets users sign up for new streaming services with one click
One monthly bill from Roku will organize all of these subscription payments.
New Horizons has a successful flyby of the Kuiper Belt’s bowling pin
Ultima Thule may have two lobes or be two closely orbiting objects.
Mickey Mouse will be public domain soon—here’s what that means
The Internet stopped another copyright extension without firing a shot.
Killing in the name of: The US Army and video games
From the archives: The US Army has long used video games for training and recruitment.
Netflix welcomes 2019 with Stranger Things 3 release date: July 4
"One summer can change everything."
Let’s kick off 2019 by pondering the dismal future prospects for humanity
UK Astronomer Royal Martin Rees chats with Ars about his new book On the Future.
What could have wiped 3km of rock off the entire Earth?
Some evidence for the cause of geology’s Great Unconformity.
A bewildered, far-from-conclusive look at the state of public gaming in Tokyo
Gallery: A snapshot look at Japanese arcades, merch shops, and board game cafes.
Review: Changeling mixes the best parts of podcasts and horror novels into one
Writing a novel as if it were a podcast makes for some suspenseful storytelling.
June postscript: 5 unusual things you can make in an Internet-connected oven
The June helps you push toaster oven boundaries... with more and less success.
Report: Tesla has more than 3,300 Model 3s remaining in US inventory
Tesla pushed to sell as many vehicles as possible before full Federal Tax Credit ends.
The secret to champagne’s universal appeal is the physics of bubbles
"Come quickly brothers, I am drinking stars!" —Dom Perignon, 17-century monk.
Bikes, bowling balls, and the delicate balancing act that is modern recycling
From the archives: Ars goes inside the machines that make modern recycling work.
Offshore, Act Two: New owner repowers 20-year-old wind farm off Swedish coast
The upgrade doubled the installation's yearly output, prolonged its life by 15 years.
Book tells the inside story of how Reddit came to be the Internet’s “id”
Christine Lagorio-Chafkin dishes the dirt on Reddit's founding in We Are the Nerds.
The 2018 Cars Technica cars and SUVs of the year
More Arsians joined the reviewing fun, and the death of the sedan was prematurely announced.
Mining co. says first autonomous freight train network fully operational
The system reduces the number of times a train has to stop for engineer shift changes.
The hype around driverless cars came crashing down in 2018
Big companies struggled but small ones moved forward.
EPA says regulation of mercury emissions not “appropriate and necessary”
Current rule will be left in place, but action could prevent more stringent regulation.
The Orville blends science fiction and science fact into a winning mix
Ars chats with writer/producer Andre Bormanis as the FOX series makes its S2 debut.
Without question, these are 2018’s best space books for kids
From Hidden Figures to Curiosity, we all can be awed by the great unknown.
Caltech scientists use DNA tiles to play tic-tac-toe at the nanoscale
Being able to switch out tiles could one day lead to reconfigurable nanomachines.
Under current policies, residential batteries increase emissions in most cases
Optimizing battery use to minimize emissions is possible, but generally overly expensive.
Video: Astronaut Scott Kelly teaches orbital mechanics with Kerbal Space Program
We came, we saw, we launched, we learned—and then we re-entered backward and crashed.
Not Bander-snatched: Black Mirror confirms fifth season plans
New episodes are coming, but it's unclear what series' "fifth season" order entails.
New Horizons set for humanity’s first-ever Kuiper Belt rendezvous
Closest flyby will come just after midnight in its operators' time zone.
People adopt made-up social rules to be part of a group
It happens when the rule is useless and nobody will ever meet anyone affected by it.
Why does flat Earth belief still exist?
Our latest video looks at what can motivate people to believe the impossible.
The skulls of ancient pearl divers come with abnormal ear canal bone growths
A study found signs of "surfer's ear" in skulls at pre-Columbian sites in Panama.
Pilot project demos credit cards with shifting CVV codes to stop fraud
Trial will last 90 days to test effectiveness and timing of CVV change.
A tour of elementary OS, perhaps the Linux world’s best hope for the mainstream
With its new release, pay-what-you-want OS project now has a pay-what-you-want app store.
Science says your cat’s tongue is ideally suited for grooming fur
Scientists performed CT scans on severed cat tongues from six different species
War Stories: Serious Sam almost didn’t happen—until crates saved the day
Video: Publishers ignored it until Old Man Murray gave the demo a rare positive review.
“Change your future” tomorrow with choice-filled Black Mirror film on Netflix
Trailer: "You're not in control." Actually, you might be, thanks to "multiple endings."
Dealmaster: Get post-Christmas deals on Amazon devices, iPads, and more
Including discounts on Apple gift cards, Bose headphones, and Anker batteries.
Musk lawyers move to dismiss cave explorer lawsuit over “pedo guy” tweets
Lawyers call Twitter a "website famous for invective and hyperbole."
AI invents New Year fireworks names that sound more like the end of humanity
Blast off with Green Event Shorts, Far Exploring Palm, None Star Thunder, and more.
Video: How Star Control II was almost a much more boring game
Star Control creators Fred Ford and Paul Reiche III tell us all their game design secrets.
Urban farms could be incredibly efficient—but aren’t yet
Casual farmers overwork, buy fertilizer, and use municipal water.
DNA may reconnect Aboriginal Australian remains with modern communities
The origins of many of the indigenous remains in museum collections are unknown.
Economists calculate the true value of Facebook to its users in new study
Facebook users required more than $1000 to deactivate their account for one year.
Films for the discerning nerd: Ars picks the best of 2018
Documentaries, superheroes, giant monsters, tiny desktop windows: Here are our picks.
EPA to keep Obama-era mercury rules, but make it harder to tighten them
Latest Obama-era regulation to face EPA political pressure may not see too much change.
Evidence continues to mount about how bad Denuvo is for PC gaming performance
Analysis series began earlier in 2018, has grown as more publishers patch DRM out.
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