Alien messages may have reached Earth without us realizing it
A new SETI study suggests we may be overlooking alien signals not because they aren’t there, but because their own stars are scrambling them before
A dying star could create a new universe instead of a black hole
What if some black holes aren’t black holes at all? A new theoretical study suggests that when a massive star collapses, it might not form
Trump’s Iran success: making a worse deal than the one before?
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Delusion Update
A look at some of the years homeopathy papers on PubMed. The post Delusion Update first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
FBI thwarted plot targeting White House UFC event, Patel says
In newly unsealed court documents, the government alleges that the plan would have used drones. The FBI boss says multiple suspects are in custody.
Venezuela signs deal with US energy giant to rebuild power grid
The deal with General Electric is the latest sign of co-operation between US firms and Venezuela’s interim government.
France’s oldest female detainee, 79, goes on trial for in-law’s grisly murder
A dismembered body found in a chain-bound trunk in the Seine in 1995 was only recently connected to the defendant by DNA evidence.
Somaliland opens Jerusalem embassy after Israel’s recognition of its independence
The move comes six months after Israel became the first country to recognise the breakaway East African state.
JD Vance says he regrets calling Harris, Buttigieg & AOC “childless cat ladies”
Vice President JD Vance now says it was “boneheaded” of him to call several prominent Democrats “childless cat ladies.” In his new book Communion, Vance
Unpacking claim Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was caught on ‘hot mic’ dismissing data center concerns
The governor allegedly made the statement before speaking at the groundbreaking of a new data center in Saline Township.
The Ars Technica 2026 Reader Survey: Let your voice be heard!
Greetings, Arsians, and welcome to the great Ars Technica 2026 reader survey! It has been almost four years since we last ran a big site-wide
Double rainbow formed over Kennedy Center on day Trump’s name was scheduled to be removed
A judge ordered U.S. President Tweety McTreason’s name to be removed from the front of the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. by June 12, 2026.
Critical Copilot vulnerability allowed hackers to seal 2FA code from users
Last Tuesday, Microsoft patched a vulnerability it rated as max critical in its M365 Copilot AI platform. On Monday, the researchers who discovered the vulnerability
Does image show Texas Costco with all Muslim customers? Don’t be fooled
Several accounts shared the image along with Islamophobic messaging about an “invasion” of immigrants.