Trump’s Agriculture Bailout Is Alienating His MAHA Base

The administration’s pro-industry tilt—across three executive agencies—is feeding the MAHA movement’s growing discontent.

Here’s The Best Time To See The Ursid Meteor Shower This Sunday

The Ursid meteor shower peaks on Sunday, Dec. 21, just after the solstice, with ideal viewing conditions and dark skies just after sunset.

Winter Solstice 2025: Why Sunday Is The Shortest Day Of The Year

The 2025 winter solstice happens on Sunday, Dec. 21, bringing the longest night and marking the start of astronomical winter. Here’s how it all works and what it means.

3 Ways People-Pleasing Sneaks Back After You’ve Healed, By A Psychologist

Even after growth and boundary work, your old people-pleasing habits can resurface when you least expect it. Here’s how, according to research.

Next-generation nuclear reactors could get a boost from the National Defense Authorization Act  
Next-generation nuclear reactors could get a boost from the National Defense Authorization Act  

President Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026 Thursday with measures that further the bipartisan push for next-generation nuclear power plants. The Trump administration has embraced the technology as a new energy source for data centers demanding greater amounts of electricity for AI. Many Democrats, meanwhile, have championed smaller and […]

Google Searches ‘Not Private,’ PA Court Effectively Rules

Police in Pennsylvania can now obtain many Google search records without a warrant.

Sam Altman’s New Brain Venture, Merge Labs, Will Spin Out of a Nonprofit

Merge Labs, a brain-computer interface startup that seeks to read brain activity using ultrasound, is being spun out of Forest Neurotech, a Los Angeles nonprofit.

Bizarre Lemon-Shaped Exoplanet Found By Webb Telescope

Using JWST, scientists discovered PSR J2322-2650b — a carbon-rich, lemon-shaped exoplanet orbiting a pulsar — challenging theories of planet formation.

This Company’s Drug May Help Regenerate Injured Spinal Cords

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at a drug to help spinal injuries, a crypto billionaire’s big space play, revitalizing aging immune systems and more.

Don’t expect Trump Media’s nuclear fusion power plant to generate electricity soon
Don’t expect Trump Media’s nuclear fusion power plant to generate electricity soon

Trump Media – yup, the parent company of Truth Social – is the latest entrant in the near century-long race to develop a nuclear fusion power plant. It announced a merger agreement with fusion company TAE Technologies on Thursday and a bold plan to break ground on the first utility-scale fusion plant some time in […]