Friends and family will come together to celebrate, share gifts and eat traditional foods as the eight-day Jewish festival of Hanukkah begins on Dec. 14, 2025.
The U.S. is largely self-sufficient in agricultural food production, supported by a well-developed storage and interstate trade system. However, extreme weather events put increasing pressure on agriculture, potentially impacting the country's ability to provide food for its
Some 4.6 billion years ago, Earth was nothing like the gentle blue planet we know today. Frequent and violent celestial impacts churned its surface and interior into a seething ocean of magma—an environment so extreme that liquid water could not exist, leaving the entire planet
The United States’ management of Turkish-Russian tensions in the South Caucasus and Central Asia, which I proposed here as part of a larger NATO-Russian Non-Aggression Pact, could lead to the merger of its planned rare earth mineral investments in Central Asia and related
"Tête de Femme,” a gouache on paper, is being raffled to support Alzheimer’s research.
Ex-ISI chief Faiz Hameed jailed after military court finds him guilty of political interference and secrecy violations.
Dec 11 (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, said on Thursday he would travel to Beirut for talks after receiving a formal invitation from his Lebanese counterpart, who a day earlier had declined to visit Tehran for direct talks. On Wednesday, Lebanese
Machine learning is transforming many scientific fields, including computational materials science. For about two decades, scientists have been using it to make accurate yet inexpensive calculations of interatomic potentials, that are mathematical functions that express the
Apparently Amazon couldn't be bothered to produce an accurate recap for one of the biggest shows of the last few years The post Amazon’s Fallout Season 1 Recap Is Inaccurate AI Bullshit appeared first on Kotaku .
Twenty-four years after winning his Oscar for “Traffic,” Benicio Del Toro is back in the awards conversation with a performance that reminds us why he’s one of the most compelling actors of his generation. In Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another,” Del Toro plays
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem abruptly ended her time before the House Homeland Security Committee Thursday, angering lawmakers by stepping away from the hot seat to attend a highly anticipated meeting on the future of FEMA. Except that meeting never happened. The
Biphenomycins, natural products derived from bacteria, show excellent antimicrobial activity, but have long remained out of reach for drug development. The main obstacle was the limited understanding of how these compounds are produced by their microbial hosts.
High-profile Republicans ramped up pressure on Indiana Republican senators to pass a new GOP-favored map on Thursday as the lawmakers convened in the state legislature to weigh whether to pass new congressional lines ahead of 2026. “Rod Bray, the Senate leader in Indiana, has
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) was the “face” of the Democratic Party after she launched a bid for the Senate earlier this week. “I don't know Jasmine Crockett, I've never met her, but I think she is the face of the Democratic Party. And I welcome
Ward contributed his voice acting to Ratchet and Clank, Destroy All Humans!, and The Elder Scrolls Online, among many other games.
Epic Games announces that Fortnite for Android is back on the Google Play Store, as part of a court order, marking a big return to mobile devices.
A new study led by researchers from Saint Louis University, the Saint Louis Zoo, and partner organizations recently set out to understand how raccoons use space in one of the nation's largest urban parks.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had a “constructive” conversation on Thursday with a U.S. team that included Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, amid a renewed push to end the war
Our Metroid Prime 4 Great Mines map shows where to find every shot expansion, missile expansion, and more
Our Metroid Prime 4 Sol Valley map lays out everything there is to see in the desert, including charged shots and Federation crash sites
The U.S. Navy has submitted its report on the potential punishments for Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) over a recent video where he and other Democratic lawmakers told U.S. troops to disobey “illegal orders.” The report, which was ordered by the Defense Department (DOD) and referred
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed two bills backed by SAG-AFTRA that will regulate the use of “synthetic” AI performers in New York. One bill will require disclosure when an AI performer is used in advertising, while the second will forbid the use of a dead performer’s
Eight Million Ways to Happiness: Wisdom for Inspiration and Healing from the Heart of Japan . “Hiroko awakens readers to the idea of a traditional spiritual flexibility that seamlessly coexists with the modern secular world…” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
President Trump on Thursday announced new sanctions on the family members of Venezuelan strong-man Nicolas Maduro and Venezuelan businesses, a day after the U.S. seized a Venezuelan oil tanker in an escalation of the administration's pressure campaign on the country. The U.S.
The annual Keighleys are here and big game reveals are leaking like crazy The post The Game Awards 2025: How To Watch And What To Expect appeared first on Kotaku .
China's tidal flats feed people and mollusk-eating migrating shorebirds such as red knots, great knots and Eurasian oystercatchers. Under good management, these flats used for aquaculture markedly reduce human disturbance on tidal wetlands.
Variety will honor Golden Globe nominee Dwayne Johnson with the Creative Impact in Acting Award at the 2026 Palm Springs Film Festival. The award will be given as part of Variety’s annual 10 Directors to Watch and Creative Impact Awards brunch on January 4. Actor, producer, and
Hell Let Loose is headed to Vietnam in 2026, and you can check out how the sequel's gameplay will look via its brand new trailer.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Wednesday accused President Trump of being the nation's "most destructive" president ever during an appearance on New York Times columnist Ezra Klein's podcast. "I think Trump is one of the most destructive presidents and human beings in my
Researchers recently discovered an extremely small frog species in Brazil The post This Tiny Neon Frog Dwells in the Clouds appeared first on Nautilus .
The series adaptation of the Carl Hiaasen novel “Skinny Dip” is on the move — with a major star attached. Variety has learned that the project is now in development at Amazon Prime Video with Amanda Seyfried attached to play the lead role. It was previously reported that a
Researchers have developed a precision magnetometer based on a special material that changes optical properties in response to a magnetic field. The device, which is integrated onto a chip, could benefit space missions, navigation and biomedical applications.
This week's diplomatic flurry continued on Thursday when 34 leaders gathered for a Coalition of the Willing meeting to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine. The other aim: get the US on board with their positions.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed a lawsuit against Starbucks, claiming the company's DEI initiatives constitute racial discrimination.
On Dec. 25, the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Commanders will face off, while the Detroit Lions take on the Minnesota Vikings
It’s hard out here for a rapper trying to be taken seriously as an actor — but that’s changing. The line between the recording studio and the silver screen has never been thinner. This year, a new generation of rappers is proving that musical talent and acting chops aren’t
Mike Jeffries, who was ruled "mentally incompetent" by a court, is now competent to stand trial, medical experts declare after a forensic evaluation.
FIFA said in September that tickets released through its website would initially range from €51 for group-stage matches to €5,727 for the final, but those prices are subject to change as it adopts dynamic pricing.
The climate phenomenon is expected to "continue for the next month or two," national forecasters said in an update Thursday.
The moon's surface may be more than just a dusty, barren landscape. Over billions of years, tiny particles from Earth's atmosphere have landed in the lunar soil, creating a possible source of life-sustaining substances for future astronauts. But scientists have only recently
U.S. voters ages 50 and up are now trending Republican, less than a year ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, according to a new poll. The Reuters/Ipsos survey, released Thursday, found that 46 percent of registered voters 50 years old and above say they support GOP candidates,
Liam Neeson Narrates Anti-Vax, Pro-RFK Documentary . In the narration, he calls the mRNA Covid-19 vaccines “dangerous experiments”.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt blasted CNN after reporter Kaitlan Collins pressed her on the voter concerns with the U.S. economy and said her line of questioning shows changes are needed at the cable news network. "I think the president's comments on CNN and new
The superstar discussed their friendship on The Late Show
Investors fearful of a tech “bubble” issued a collective thumbs down over the firm’s massive AI spending.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem didn’t deny that the Trump administration was illegally deporting people with ongoing asylum cases. Noem spiraled out during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing Thursday, after Representative Dan Goldman pressed her on the
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that President Trump does not view the U.S. seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker as an escalation toward war with Caracas. “I think the president considers the seizure of the oil tanker as effectuating the
In 2020, as scientists around the world were racing to understand COVID-19, Prof. Roy Bar-Ziv and his team at the Weizmann Institute of Science started developing a DNA chip that could not only quickly show how our immune system responds to this coronavirus but open new
Health care bills are going to skyrocket next year after the Senate voted down a bill that would have extended subsidies for the Affordable Care Act on Thursday. The bill needed 60 votes to pass, but only four Republicans broke with their party and voted to extend the subsidies
In a new study published in Nature, scientists have successfully developed genetically modified mosquitoes in Tanzania that block the transmission of malaria. The team includes researchers from the Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) and the National Institute for Medical Research
