Getting carbon and sulfur into Earth’s interior may be part of oxygen’s story. Planet Earth has some pretty great qualities going for it. (Negative reviews mostly revolve around the staff and clientele.) Pretty high on the list of positives is a richly oxygenated atmosphere. But that’s something that evolved…
But there are some real-world constraints that virtual pinball could easily ignore. If you owned a Windows computer in the late ’90s or early ’00s, you probably remember 3D Pinball for Windows – Space Cadet, a surprisingly competent virtual table included for free with multiple Microsoft OS releases through…
We talk with Gernot Döllner, CEO of Audi AG, about where he’s taking the company. Audi provided flights from Washington, DC, to Munich, Germany, and accommodation so Ars could see its new Q, as well as drive its new RS5, which you can read about later this week. While…
The interior is spectacular; the exterior looks better in person than on screen. Ferrari provided flights from Washington, DC, to Rome and accommodation so Ars could see the Luce. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. ROME—The arrival of any new Ferrari that isn’t a two-seater is usually controversial,…
1,139 horsepower, 400 kW charging, brutally fast, and brutally expensive. Porsche provided flights from Albany, New York, to Munich, Germany, and accommodation so Ars could drive the electric Cayenne Coupe. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. MUNICH, GERMANY—Think about every fast Porsche you’ve ever seen on the road—the…
Deal also launched the first quantum foundry company, but is there a need for it? Last week, the US government announced $2 billion in investments in quantum computing companies, allocating $100 million each to a range of startups in exchange for equity in the companies. Those could be make-or-break…
Consensus and genre labels aren’t reliable predictors of what you’ll enjoy. I don’t like The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. I’m sorry to disappoint you. I know it’s confusing, and I hope you will still respect me. I had to say that a lot back in 2015. When the game…
The white whales join the short, contested list of animals that see themselves. In hours of underwater video footage from a New York aquarium, a beluga whale named Natasha stretches her neck, pirouettes, nods, and shakes her head in front of a two-way mirror. Her daughter Maris does much…
SpaceX has more to prove before flying Starship all the way to low-Earth orbit. SpaceX launched the first test flight of its upgraded Starship rocket and Super Heavy booster Friday, with mostly positive results. The powerful rocket, propelled by 33 methane-fueled main engines, climbed away from SpaceX’s Starbase launch…
A formal petition to the US government calls for sanctions on Chinese seafood imports. For migrant workers trapped onboard Chinese distant water fishing fleets, cutting the fins off sharks as they writhe violently on rusted decks in the Indian Ocean isn’t accidental. It’s an intentional and lucrative act that…
