National Drive Electric Week wants to spread the gospel of EVs

National Drive Electric Week is right around the corner. Plug In America, the Electric Vehicle Association, environmental organization Sierra Club and Nissan (one of the main sponsors) are all backing the initiative, which aims to highlight the benefits of having an electric vehicle or plug-in hybrid. Between September 23rd and October 2nd, EV owners will […]

The Walking Dead plot hole: How are they able to drive?

While taking place in an entirely fictional universe in which terrifying, flesh-eating Walkers decimate humanity, fans of AMC’s The Walking Dead still have no problem spotting factual plot holes in the series. One error, in particular, revolves around the fact several of the characters are able to drive despite being several years into a post-apocalyptic […]

Blood Drive Creator Teases What Would Have Happened in Seasons 2 and 3 — Including a First-of-Its-Kind Plot Twist?

RELATED STORIES As we near the two-year anniversary of the balls-out crazy Blood Drive‘s unceremonious cancellation, series creator James Roland has given Bleeders another taste of what Seasons 2 and 3 would have looked like. The ending of the Season 1 finale, which aired on Syfy in September 2017, suggested a new Blood Rock prison […]

Researchers get gene drive to push mice beyond Mendel

Enlarge (credit: Rene Schwietzke) Gene drive is both a promising and disturbing technology. It allows us to engineer a stretch of DNA that, once inserted in a specific location in an organism’s genome, will convert other versions of the gene so that they also carry the insert. Once started in a population, gene drive will […]

Enter for a chance to win consoles, smartwatches, and more in the 2018 Ars Charity Drive

Enlarge It’s once again that special time of year when we give you a chance to do well by doing good. That’s right—it’s time for the 2018 edition of our annual Charity Drive. Every year since 2007, we’ve been actively encouraging readers to give to Penny Arcade’s Child’s Play charity, which provides toys and games […]