The reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder will not visit the White House during their trip to the nation’s capital this weekend. A Thunder spokesperson confirmed Friday that a “timing issue” will prevent the team from making the traditional appearance. Oklahoma City face the Wizards in Washington on Saturday. “We have been in touch with…
Artist’s depiction of the asteroid 2025 MN45 NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/P. Marenfeld The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has spotted the fastest-rotating large asteroid ever seen. Despite measuring more than half a kilometre across, this asteroid spins about once every 1.9 minutes – a speed once thought to be impossible. Dmitrii Vavilov at…
The Senate failed to end the partial government shutdown on Friday as Democrats — for the second time in less than a year — continue to withhold their votes to reopen the government over a policy dispute. The upper chamber, plagued by attendance issues, fell short of the 60-vote threshold in a 47-37 vote on…
Sea turtles don’t just move through the ocean — they quietly document it. New research shows that the hard plates on their shells contain a layered chemical record of where they’ve been, what they’ve eaten, and how the ocean around them has changed over time. By adapting techniques typically used to study ancient materials, researchers…
California’s economy might see a boost from the state’s expanded film tax credits, but local lawmakers say it’s not enough. Despite Gov. Gavin Newsom authorizing a $750-million film and TV tax credit program last summer, the impending merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. and the projected budget cuts that are expected to follow, have reignited…
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A farmer sprinkles fertilizer over crops at a rice field on the outskirts of Amritsar on July 23, 2024. Narinder Nanu/AFP/via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Narinder Nanu/AFP/via Getty Images About a third of all fertilizer shipped globally goes through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow passage between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf…
As we told you earlier, many major airports around the U.S. are seeing major security delays due to the partial government shutdown that has caused the TSA, among other agencies, not to be funded. It’s another “Schumer shutdown” and the Democrats are trying to lie about it by blaming Republicans. …
March 20, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Everything about this week’s record-shattering western heat wave is extreme An astoundingly strong heat wave is not just setting records across the western U.S.—it’s pulverizing them By Andrea Thompson edited by Claire Cameron Temperatures across the western U.S. are soaring to 20 to 30…
Christy Carlson Romano has caught the attention of Disney millennials by posting shade against her former “Even Stevens” co-star Shia LaBeouf, adding fuel to the claims of an apparent rift between the two actors. Romano said LaBeouf does not “deserve” to be on the Mount Rushmore of Disney icons. “Shia doesn’t deserve to be on…
