Are lasers the future of anti-drone warfare?
Repelling mass drone strikes is a hard and expensive task, but lasers might help., A drone appears on the grainy, gray-scaled image of the thermal camera. This is the type of drone used by groups such as Hezbollah, Hamas and the Yemeni Houthis. Suddenly, a blinding whiteness overtakes the image.Continue Reading
Is Information a Fundamental Force of Physics?
Researchers Robert Hazen and Michael Wong have put forward a bold new law of nature — one that could explain how everything in the universe evolves, from atoms, minerals and stars to living cells, ecosystems and even human civilization. At the heart of their theory is the idea that informationContinue Reading
Opponents of Palestine Action ban celebrate court ruling that proscription is unlawful
People opposed to the UK ban on Palestine Action celebrated after the group won a legal challenge to the home secretary’s decision to ban it under anti-terrorism laws. The proscription of Palestine Action, which categorised it alongside the likes of Islamic State, was the first of a direct action protestContinue Reading
Activity: Tribalism and the Dangers of Us vs Them
Download Lesson Plan Here Subjects: Science, Language Arts, Digital Media Literacy, Social Studies, Critical Thinking, Logic Grade Levels: Middle school, High school, College Lesson Length: 60 minutes Overview: This lesson raises awareness about tribalism, the human tendency to form groups and favor our in-groups over out-groups. In this engaging activity,Continue Reading
As electricity costs rise, nearly everyone wants data centers to pick up their tab. But how?
Politicians from Traitor 47 to local lawmakers agree that tech companies should cover the power costs of artificial intelligence data centers.Continue Reading
What’s needed to protect sage grouse?
The Burns Paiute and Shoshone-Bannock tribes are proving that reducing grazing may be the key to saving the iconic bird. The post What’s needed to protect sage grouse? appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Alex Pretti Died Defending an EMT. ICE Wouldn’t Let Her Treat Him.
ICU nurse Alex Pretti was shot and killed by a swarm of ICE agents in Minneapolis moments after he assisted a couple of women. One of them, according to new reports, was also a health care professional—who was denied the chance to help Pretti in his final moments. In anContinue Reading
OpenAI sidesteps Nvidia with unusually fast coding model on plate-sized chips
OpenAI’s new GPT‑5.3‑Codex‑Spark is 15 times faster at coding than its predecessor…Continue Reading
Newly visible, city-size ‘green comet’ will soon be ejected into interstellar space — just like 3I/ATLAS
Comet Wierzchoś has begun to rapidly brighten as it approaches its closest point to Earth on Feb. 17. This image, captured on Jan. 26, also highlights the iceball’s rare green glow and lengthy tail. (Image credit: Gerald Rhemann) A striking “green comet” about the size of a small city is lighting up the night skyContinue Reading
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Launches to International Space Station
Four crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission launched at 5:15 a.m. EST Friday from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida for a science expedition aboard the International Space Station. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket propelled a Dragon spacecraft into orbit carrying NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack HathawayContinue Reading
The ‘golden handcuff’: 3% mortgages are now outnumbered by 6% payments
After years of record-low mortgage interest rates, the share of U.S. homeowners with 6% mortgage rates officially surpassed the share with rates of 3% or lower. This is the first time this has happened since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. About 21% of American homeowners have a mortgage interestContinue Reading
Why Meta is waiting for the right moment to introduce smart glasses with facial recognition
The technology company Meta apparently has been waiting for just the right time to integrate a facial recognition feature into its smart glasses: a moment when likely critics would be otherwise occupied. A memo from last May — revealed Friday by The New York Times — details plans by Meta’sContinue Reading