Proxima Fusion, a two-year-old, German nuclear fusion startup, has published plans for a working fusion power plant in a peer-reviewed journal, in what is being touted as a step-change in the race to generate limitless energy. Today’s nuclear fission reactors create radioactive waste, whereas nuclear fusion releases vast amounts of energy,…
NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Takes Its 1st Images of Asteroid Donaldjohanson
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has its next flyby target, the small main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson, in its sights. By blinking between images captured by Lucy on Feb. 20 and 22, this animation shows the perceived motion of Donaldjohanson relative to the background stars as the spacecraft rapidly approaches the asteroid. Lucy…
Nicolas Claxton suspended one game for flagrant fouls
Nic Claxton’s layup beat the buzzer — and beat the 76ers, 105-103, on Saturday night in a play he called one of the highlights of his career. The Nets center put back a Keon Johnson miss, an acrobatic shot that just barely beat the clock and subsequently saw him “mobbed”…
Too slow, too risky, too impractical: Interim report pans nuclear
SYDNEY, 26 February 2025: Greenpeace Australia Pacific has welcomed findings by an interim report by the House Select Commitee on Nuclear Energy that “there is limited utility in pursuing nuclear power at this point”, and called for parties to focus on delivering achievable and affordable, renewable energy solutions instead. “The…
Kylie Jenner Breaks Silence on Death of Hairstylist Jesus Guerrero
Kylie Jenner, Jesus Guerrero. Courtesy of Kylie Jenner/Instagram Kylie Jenner is paying tribute to hairstylist Jesus Guerrero after his death at age 34. “Jesus was more than my friend — he was a light in my life, a source of laughter, comfort, love, and unwavering support. I don’t know how…
Gary King, Bravo Sued for Alleged Sexual Misconduct
Reading Time: 3 minutes Bravo has been hit by another lawsuit. In a legal complaint filed on February 25, Below Deck hair and makeup artist Samantha Suarez and camera operator Grey Duddleston allege that Below Deck Sailing Yacht cast member Gary King “held [Suarez] hostage in a hotel room” while…
Crude oil tumbles to YTD lows as tariff worries lead to plunging consumer confidence
Feb. 25, 2025 7:50 PM ETUnited States Oil Fund, LP ETF (USO), CL1:COMUCO, DBO, UNG, FCG, USL, SCO, UNL, BNO, BOIL, KOLD, GUSH, DRIP, USOI, CO1:COM, NG1:COMBy: Carl Surran, SA News Editor SlavkoSereda/iStock via Getty Images Crude oil futures fell Tuesday to their lowest since December, with WTI breaking below…
Google’s Call Screen is the best use of AI on Pixel phones
Summary Like other phone makers, Google talks a big game when it comes to new AI features. While the utility of some AI tools is rather dubious, I’m personally a big fan of the Pixel’s Call Screen feature. Call Screen is precisely the right way to go about adding AI…
Some animals cooperate with members of other species
Some animals are capable of cooperating with members of other species. An interdisciplinary team involving the biologist Eduardo Sampaio from the University of Konstanz explores the cognitive underpinnings of such cross-species collaborations, opening up a new perspective on the evolution of intelligence and cooperation in the animal kingdom. The animal…
Under Trump, America’s New Friends: Russia, North Korea and Belarus
If the old saying is true, that you are known by who your friends are, then President Trump may be telling the world something about who he plans to be in this second term. In a move that redrew the international order, Mr. Trump this week had the United States…