Mali and Burkina Faso Impose Travel Bans on Americans
The West African countries said they made the decisions in retaliation against the Trump administration’s move to block their citizens from entering the United States.
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Some of 2025’s scientific discoveries broke records
Some of 2025’s scientific discoveries pushed the limits. Earth’s longest lightning and the first AI-generated genomes are among this year’s superlative achievements, along with black holes old and large. Here are the record-breaking findings that stretched scientific boundaries and captured our attention. Light up the sky The record-breaking lightning megaflash (illustrated) spanned about 829…
Peering into the crystal ball for 2026 high school sports predictions
It’s time to peer into my crystal ball to see what 2026 has in store for the Southland’s high school athletes (and a few former ones), coaches and fans: JJ Harel of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, armed with passports from the United States, Israel and Australia, will soar so far past 7 feet in the…
Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M
Over the last several years, fusion power has gone from the butt of jokes — always a decade away! — to an increasingly tangible and tantalizing technology that has drawn investors off the sidelines. The technology may be challenging to master and expensive to build today, but fusion promises to harness the nuclear reaction that…
CIARA SHARES WHICH OF HER KIDS MIGHT BECOME AN INFLUENCER ONE DAY
Ciara has a pretty good idea of which of her four children might one day step into the influencer world. While attending the TikTok Awards in Los Angeles on Dec. 18, the singer shared that her youngest daughter, Amora, already shows signs of being comfortable in the spotlight. “Listen, Amora just turned 2, but that…
Stock market today: Live updates
A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 29, 2025. NYSE Stocks were little changed Wednesday as Wall Street got ready to close out a bumper year for equities. The S&P 500 traded just above the flatline, along with the Nasdaq Composite. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded just 15 points higher….
Merz Says Relationship Between U.S. and Germany Is ‘Changing’
Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany, making his New Year’s Eve address, said the change would force Europe to do more to defend itself.
NASA Telescopes Capture Colliding Spiral Galaxies in Sparkling Detail
December 31, 2025 1 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Colliding Spiral Galaxies Captured in Sparkling Detail Astronomers combined data from NASA’s JWST and Chandra X-ray Observatory to create a stunning new image of two merging spiral galaxies By Claire Cameron edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Infrared: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Webb; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare…
2025 NFL playoff picture, projected bracket, schedule
The NFL playoffs will begin Saturday, Jan. 10 with the first two wild-card round games. But before we get there, we still have to finalize the 14-team field and seedings. Heading into Week 18, there are two open spots (one in each conference), uncertainty for both the AFC and NFC 1-seeds, and a few division…
Southeast Asian startups that raised funds over 18 months ago
Common wisdom suggests that having at least 18 months of runway provides a sense of security for startups to continue shipping at full speed.