With support from loggers and (some) environmentalists, Congress unites on major wildfire bill
Congress seems poised to pass the Fix Our Forests Act, which would expedite forest thinning work, test new firefighting tech and build up homes’ wildfire armor., Read MoreContinue Reading
Third Early Career Workshop, Sept 2026
Physics of the Cosmos … Physics of the Cosmos Community Third Early Career Workshop,… About Community Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) Science Groups Meetings Cosmic Pathfinders Science Gaps Early Career Workshops Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources Physics of the Cosmos Third Early Career Workshop NASA’s Physics of theContinue Reading
Astrophysics Division at Ames
Astrophysics Division at Ames The Astrophysics Division at NASA Ames conducts world-class research, experiments, and technology development, aligned with NASA’s science vision and in support of NASA’s missions. The division portfolio covers laboratory astrophysics, astrochemistry, quantum chemistry, star and planet formation, galaxy formation, data science & AI/ML, high-contrast (exoplanet) imagingContinue Reading
How California Is Kicking Its Natural Gas Habit
Solar and batteries matter, but they’re not the only reasons for the steep decline in gas-fired electricity. By Dan Gearino Natural gas is fading from California’s electricity mix more quickly than seemed possible just a few years ago.Continue Reading
Lame: On Space Nazis, Swindlers, Poseurs and Liars
Apologies to those who just can’t or won’t hear more of it, but the foul mad child-king is running notably rampant, and the historic record beckons. The bilge somehow keeps surging, from a weekend deluge of deranged AI slop, slurs, rants, boasts to this week’s “sick fantasy” of nobly workingContinue Reading
Fact vs. Fiction: Is It Illegal for The Traitor to Promise $5,000 Checks if Republicans Keep Congress?
Claim via Social Media: Social media users questioned whether President Traitor 47 violated federal election law by promising a $5,000 “The Traitor Dividend” to every adult citizen if Republicans retain control of Congress. Some cited 18 U.S.C. § 597, which prohibits offering money or anything of value to influence aContinue Reading
“Parachute science” is failing the tropics, home to more than 80% of insect species
Insects quietly hold much of the natural world together, yet conservation efforts are overlooking the tropical regions where more than 80 percent of insect species live. Monash University researchers have developed a global framework to close this gap by combining scientific studies with museum collections, local expertise, citizen science, socialContinue Reading
Why the UK is spending millions on Musk’s SpaceX
Britain has spent nearly $40 million on SpaceX satellite services, deepening its reliance on Elon Musk’s company for military communications despite growing European concerns about dependence on U.S. security infrastructure. Cassell Bryan-Low explains. #spacex #space #elonmusk #reuters #newsContinue Reading
Fave Five: Queer Fiction Set in India, Part II
For Part I, click here. Better Catch Up, Krishna Kumar by Anahita Karthik (YA) Half Light by Makesh Rao The Sea Elephants by Shastri Akella Queerly Beloved by Farhard J. Dadyburjor How to Date a Fanatic by Aruni Kashyap, Read MoreContinue Reading
Public anger over AI boom triggers GOP midterm worries
Republicans acknowledge the growth of AI-related technology, and the massive data centers needed to run it have become a liability for their party., Republicans acknowledge the growth of AI-related technology, and the massive data centers needed to run it have become a liability for their party., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Could AI kill humanity? Professor warns we may lose control
AI professor David Krueger warns that humans could eventually lose control of the technology., AI professor David Krueger warns that humans could eventually lose control of the technology., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Family of four killed as they slept in Israeli strike on Gaza
Four members of a Palestinian family, including girls aged 8 and 12, were killed in an Israeli air attack as they slept, Family of four killed as they slept in Israeli strike on Gaza NewsFeed Four members of a Palestinian family, including girls aged 8 and 12, were killed inContinue Reading
Kurdish YPJ women fighters face exclusion from Syria’s new army
Syria’s Kurdish women fighters in northeast Syria as pushing to join the country’s new army., NewsFeed Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith joins Syria’s Kurdish women fighters training in northeast Syria as they push to join the country’s new army. Around 1,500 are seeking integration, but commanders say they’re being told SyrianContinue Reading












