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Nuclear fusion could one day be a viable clean energy source – but big engineering challenges stand in the way
Even once researchers can reliably get more power out of a fusion reaction than they put in, they’ll still need to overcome engineering challenges to scale up fusion energy.
6 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Egypt unveils ancient rock-cut tombs and burial shafts in Luxor
Egypt unveiled several discoveries near the famed city of Luxor on Wednesday, including ancient rock-cut tombs and burial shafts dating back 3,600 years. It said it worked in tandem with the Supreme Council of Antiquities on the site since September 2022. Artifacts found at the tombs included bronze coins with the image of Alexander the Great dating to the Time of Ptolemy I (367-283), children’s toys made of clay, cartonnage and funerary masks that covered mummies, winged scarabs, beads and fu
2 min read - ScienceThe Conversation
Gender balance in computer science and engineering is improving at elite universities but getting worse elsewhere
Women in these fields are almost at parity with men at the most selective schools, but the gender gap doubled at many of the least selective universities.
4 min read - USNBC News
Three fires grow, forcing more than 80,000 evacuations around L.A.
A fire in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles has forced some residents to evacuate amid "life-threatening and destructive" winds.
5 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Tents arrive for survivors of a quake that killed 126 in freezing, high-altitude Tibet
Rescuers in the freezing, high-altitude Tibet region in western China searched a second day for any remaining victims of a deadly earthquake that struck near a holy city for Tibetan Buddhists, before shifting their focus to resettling the survivors. The quake was also about 75 kilometers (50 miles) from Mount Everest and the border with Nepal, where the shaking sent people running out of their homes in the capital.
4 min read - ScienceNBC News
NASA overhauls plan to bring samples from Mars back to Earth
NASA on Tuesday announced an overhaul to its plan to collect samples from Mars and return them to Earth.
5 min read - ScienceCNN
NASA collected potential evidence of life on Mars. Now it’s pitching new plans to retrieve the cache
NASA has arrived at two ways of returning samples collected on Mars to Earth. Now, the agency will test the options to see if the cache can make it back in the 2030s.
7 min read - ScienceAssociated Press
Why Greenland? Remote but resource-rich island occupies a key position in a warming world
Remote, icy and mostly pristine, Greenland plays an outsized role in the daily weather experienced by billions of people and in the climate changes taking shape all over the planet. Greenland is where climate change, scarce resources, tense geopolitics and new trade patterns all intersect, said Ohio University security and environment professor Geoff Dabelko. The world's largest island is now "central to the geopolitical, geoeconomic competition in many ways," partly because of climate change,
5 min read - ScienceSpace
Watch India attempt its 1st space docking between satellites live online this week
ISRO's SpaDeX satellites will try to dock in orbit on Jan. 8 around 9:30 p.m. EST (0230 Jan. 9 GMT/0800 IST).
2 min read - ScienceCBS News
NASA studies options to rein in cost of Mars Sample Return mission
NASA hopes a revised plan will get Mars samples back to Earth faster and cost less than the agency's original plan.
5 min read - ScienceSpace
NASA won't decide on Mars Sample Return plan until mid-2026
NASA is considering two ways to get its precious Mars samples back to Earth but won't pick a winner for another 18 months or so.
5 min read - ScienceSpace
Scientists find 'spooky' quantum entanglement on incredibly tiny scales — within individual protons
Einstein may have been troubled enough by entanglement to call it "spooky action at a distance" but scientists have discovered it operates at small scales between quarks and gluons in protons.
5 min read - ScienceSpace
How NASA and Sierra Space are preparing for Dream Chaser space plane's 1st flight to ISS
Sierra Space and NASA's Johnson Space Center are conducting simulations to prepare for the Dream Chaser space plane's first flight to the International Space Station.
6 min read - ScienceAssociated Press
NASA proposes cheaper, quicker way to get Mars rocks and soil to Earth
NASA is pitching a cheaper and quicker way of getting rocks and soil back from Mars, after seeing its original plan swell to $11 billion. Administrator Bill Nelson presented a revised scenario Tuesday, less than two weeks before stepping down as NASA’s chief when President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated. Nelson said he “pulled the plug” months ago on the original sample return plan given the soaring costs and the delay in getting anything back from Mars before 2040.
2 min read - ScienceSpace
SpaceX launch of private Blue Ghost moon lander set for Jan. 15
SpaceX and NASA are targeting Jan. 15 for the launch of the private Blue Ghost moon lander from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
4 min read - ScienceSpace
Big 'dark comet' discoveries could be coming in 2025
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time should spot many new "dark comets" after coming online in July 2025.
5 min read - ScienceSpace
ISS astronaut captures green auroras dancing over city lights (video)
NASA astronaut Don Pettit continues to give us great views of Earth from the ISS, this time beaming home video of green auroras shimmering over bright city lights.
2 min read - ScienceYale Environment 360
Severe Cold Spells May Persist Because of Warming, Not in Spite of It
Huge swaths of North America are facing subfreezing temperatures this week as cold Arctic air pushes southward. Paradoxically, such cold spells may persist or even become more common as the planet warms, scientists say.
1 min read - ScienceCBS News
Webb telescope spots record number of stars in distant galaxy
A phenomenon called gravitational lensing turned a galaxy into a "hall of mirrors of cosmic proportions," allowing for the discovery.
2 min read - ScienceSpace
The 'original' John Glenn gave his 'go' for Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket
John Glenn's last correspondence before his death was to approve the use of his name for Blue Origin's first orbital-class rocket. Glenn hailed the booster for what it could enable for spaceflight.
6 min read - ScienceSpace
James Webb Space Telescope spots record-breaking collection of stars in far-flung galaxy
The James Webb Space Telescope captured images of 44 individual stars in a gorgeous portrait of a distant galaxy.
4 min read - USAssociated Press
Why more frequent cold blasts could be coming from global warming
Frigid air that normally stays trapped in the Arctic has escaped, plunging deep into the United States for an extended visit that is expected to provoke teeth-chattering but not be record-shattering. It's a cold air outbreak that some experts say is happening more frequently, and paradoxically, because of a warming world. Such cold air blasts have become known as the polar vortex.
4 min read - ScienceSpace
Blue Origin to launch its 1st New Glenn rocket on Jan. 10
Blue Origin plans to launch its New Glenn heavy-lift rocket for the first time ever in the wee hours of Friday morning (Jan. 10).
3 min read - ScienceNBC News
Lead pollution in ancient Rome may have dropped average IQ by up to 3 points, study finds
Lead pollution in ancient Rome likely dropped the average IQ, a study found. The research is based on an analysis of ice cores extracted from Greenland.
5 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Strong earthquake kills at least 126 people in western China near Mount Everest
A strong earthquake shook a high-altitude region of western China and areas of Nepal on Tuesday, damaging hundreds of houses, littering streets with rubble and killing at least 126 people in Tibet. Rescue workers climbed mounds of broken bricks, some using ladders in heavily damaged villages, as they searched for survivors. Videos posted by China's Ministry of Emergency Management showed two people being carried on stretchers by workers treading over the debris from collapsed homes.
3 min read - ScienceSpace
India delays 1st space docking of SpaDeX satellites, 'further validation' needed
India postponed its first attempt to dock two SpaDex satellites in Earth orbit from Jan. 6 until Jan. 9, to allow more time for tests.
3 min read - ScienceSpace
Springtime on Mars brings frost avalanches, gas geysers and explosions (photos)
It’s time to ring in the Martian New Year with a variety of strange sights on the planet’s Northern Hemisphere.
5 min read - ScienceCNN
Scientists discover concerning new source of ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
Wastewater plants are failing to remove a group of potentially toxic chemicals before pumping treated water into rivers and lakes — and climate change may be making the situation even worse, a new report finds.
4 min read - BusinessSpace
BluShift Aerospace hopes to launch 1st suborbital rocket from Maine in 2025
Maine-based bluShift Aerospace is planning for its next big milestone: a suborbital flight test toward the end of 2025.
6 min read - TechnologySpace
SpaceX's Starship Flight 7 test flight will deploy simulated Starlink satellites for 1st time
SpaceX aims to launch the seventh Starship flight test on Jan. 10. It will mark the first time the company attempts to deploy a payload during the flight.
3 min read - LifestyleThe Conversation
Cassava: The perilous past and promising future of a toxic but nourishing crop
Cassava’s many assets would seem to make it the ideal crop, except for one drawback: It’s highly poisonous. Human ingenuity has made cassava edible for millennia.
7 min read - ScienceSpace
How Pluto captured its largest moon Charon with a 10-hour icy 'kiss'
Pluto may have got romantic to capture its largest moon, colliding and engaging in a passionate but icy 10 hour kiss with Charon billions of years ago.
7 min read - SportsYahoo Sports
2025 NFL mock draft 4.0: Raiders make big move for QB after firing Antonio Pierce
Now that the regular season is over, Nate Tice and Charles McDonald check back in with their fourth mock draft of this cycle — with QBs going first and second overall.
13 min read - NewsYahoo News UK
Why does Trump want Greenland?
The president-elect's extraordinary comments have been rejected by a French official. Here's what the row is all about.
7 min read - SportsYahoo Sports
Did LeBron James just throw down the best dunk of his career at 40 years old?
Dereck Lively never stood a chance.
2 min read - BusinessEngadget
Devices with strong cybersecurity can now apply for a government seal of approval
A shield logo will adorn compliant products.
1 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures retreat amid report Trump could tap emergency powers for tariffs
Investors absorbed a report that President-elect Donald Trump is considering declaring a national economic emergency to pave the way for proposed tariffs.
2 min read - SportsYahoo Sports
Report: Giants reach 1-year, $15 million deal with 9-time All-Star Justin Verlander
The three-time Cy Young winner will turn 42 in February.
2 min read - USYahoo News
Los Angeles wildfires live updates: Palisades, Eaton and Hurst blazes force tens of thousands to evacuate
Three wildfires were burning across Los Angeles County on Wednesday.
1 min read - EntertainmentEngadget
CES 2025 updates: Live coverage of all the biggest tech, AI and gadget news from Las Vegas
Join us as we bring you not just the most important news from CES 2025, but also the most interesting product launches and some observations from the ground in Las Vegas.
2 min read - TechnologyEngadget
Dell dumps its PC brands to be more like Apple
Dell is officially giving its existing PC brands the boot at CES 2025.
4 min read - SportsYahoo Sports
Zion Williamson brings dunks but not a win in return to Pelicans from 27-game absence
Williamson put on a show, but the Pelicans dropped to a Western Conference-worst 7-30 with a loss to the Timberwolves.
3 min read - NewsYahoo News UK
Met Office maps show flooding and snow alerts across the UK as -16C forecast
Hundreds of flood warnings and alerts are in place, as the Met Office also issued snow and ice warnings across parts of Britain.
5 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
Toyota’s next-generation cars will be built with Nvidia supercomputers and operating system
Toyota announced at CES 2025 that its next-generation vehicles will have automated driving capabilities powered by Nvidia’s Drive AGX Orin supercomputer and safety-focused operating system, DriveOS. DriveOS is the operating system for Nvidia's autonomous vehicle platform that promises safe, real-time AI processing and integration of advanced driving and cockpit features. TechCrunch has reached out to Toyota to learn more about the automaker’s plans to deploy vehicles with automated driving cap
2 min read - TechnologyTechCrunch
Nvidia releases its own brand of world models
AI models that take inspiration from the mental models of the world that humans develop naturally. At CES 2025 in Las Vegas, the company announced that it is making openly available a family of world models that can predict and generate "physics-aware" videos. Nvidia is calling this family Cosmos World Foundation Models, or Cosmos WFMs for short.
4 min read - SportsYahoo Sports
What does the Gavin Lux trade mean for the Dodgers and Reds in 2025?
Lux adds an above-average lefty bat to a Cincinnati lineup that needed a boost and clears some room in the Los Angeles infield.
11 min read - BusinessYahoo Personal Finance
Mortgage and refinance rates today, January 8, 2025: Rates hold steady
These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. Rates are fairly stagnant. To get a lower rate, shop for lenders with the best deals. Lock in your rate today.
5 min read - USYahoo News
Snow, ice forecast for Texas and the South: Here's what to expect
Cities that are not accustomed to seeing much snow or ice, like Dallas, could experience significant accumulations.
2 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance UK
FTSE 100 LIVE: Stocks fall and pound tumbles amid bond market sell-off and Trump tariff fears
A deep dive into what's moving markets across the global economy.
2 min read - LifestyleEngadget
A closer look at the slick Honda 0 SUV and Saloon prototypes at CES 2025
Here is a closer look at the Honda 0 SUV, which was on display at CES 2025.
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