It’s a combo of unique volcanic aggregate and unusual chemical interactions over millennia
Ars Technica’s favorite films in 2021—whether projected or streamed
No matter where or how you saw films in 2021, these were your best nerdy options.
Could we build a synthetic digestive system for Vision to make him more human?
Also: five Avengers serve as case studies to ponder aging trajectories for superheroes
Riot Games to pay $100 million to settle gender discrimination lawsuit
Riot was accused of paying women less for similar work, fostering culture of harassment.
Sparks fly between Caped Crusader and Catwoman in latest The Batman trailer
Also: the Riddler wants Batman to “unmask the truth about this cesspool we call a city.”
First, do no harm: An argument for a radical new paradigm for treating addiction
Ars chats with author Maia Szalavitz about her book, Undoing Drugs
Ars Technica’s top 20 video games of 2021
Chip shortages, game delays couldn’t stop us from selecting 20 fantastic games.
X-ray analysis confirms forged date on Lincoln pardon of Civil War soldier
Alas, the forged date can’t be removed without damaging the document.
Santa and the elves aren’t so cuddly in these Nordic Christmas horror gems
Netflix’s new series Elves pairs perfectly with 2010’s Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
The Wheel of Time’s first season wraps up in an explosive, twisty finale
Our biggest complaint about the season is that there needed to be more of it.