14+ hour ago  (366+ words) The white whales join the short, contested list of animals that see themselves. So what is this test, exactly, and what is it supposed to tell us? The procedure is this: While the animal isn't looking, researchers place a mark…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (546+ words) Space X has more to prove before flying Starship all the way to low-Earth orbit. Space X launched the first test flight of its upgraded Starship rocket and Super Heavy booster Friday, with mostly positive results. The powerful rocket, propelled…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (806+ words) Tom Akers and Joe Tanner are finally in the same class. The two veteran space shuttle crew members were inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame together on May 16. They could also have been in the same NASA astronaut…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (824+ words) 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…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (343+ words) Ebola outbreak risk level increased as deaths reach 177 with nearly 750 cases. A revised WHO assessment has moved the risk level from "high" to "very high" at the national level, while risk remains "high" at the regional level and "low" at…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (697+ words) This capability is not common for satellites conducting typical missions." At least four Russian military satellites changed their orbits to match that of a Finnish-American radar surveillance satellite in the last week, raising questions about Russia's intentions amid an ever-expanding…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (156+ words) Google tells Ars it fixed the first-gen Chromecast bug. But Sahana Mysore, senior product manager for Google Home, told Ars Technica today that Google didn't kill the devices, saying: Earlier this week, a technical issue temporarily disrupted casting for some…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (654+ words) FCC seeks opinions on whether ABC show's decisions are "based on newsworthiness." The Federal Communications Commission is escalating its attack on ABC's The View with a proceeding that seeks public comment on whether the talk show is a "bona fide…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (905+ words) What went up cannot all come down (for museum display). Humans do not just visit space; they live there, but a major part of that is coming to an end. The platform that made the longest continuous human presence in…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (515+ words) Ars Technica Well, that was fast. The Boys series finale only wrapped two days ago, but Prime Video clearly wants to build on that momentum by releasing the first teaser for the prequel series, Vought Rising. With spinoff series Gen…...