A recent proposal to sell off over 3. 2 million acres of federal land in the Western U. S. has hit a roadblock. The Senate parliamentarian ruled that the plan, put forward by Senator Mike Lee, breaks the chamber's rules. This move has sparked a debate about who should control these lands and what they should be used for. The idea was to transfer these lands to state...
South Africa's cricket team finally broke their 27-year trophy drought in the World Test Championship final. They achieved this by chasing down a massive 282 runs against Australia at Lord's. The victory was a team effort, but Aiden Markram's unbeaten 124 and Temba Bavuma's crucial 66 were standout performances. Bavuma, despite a hamstring injury, played a key role i...
The Senate recently passed a bill to keep the government running, but it wasn't a smooth process. The vote was 62 to 38, with 10 Democrats joining Republicans to push the measure forward. This vote highlighted a significant divide within the Democratic Party. The bill, known as a continuing resolution or CR, was a temporary fix to avoid a government shutdown. Som...
Recently, a group of university researchers made a surprising discovery. They found that when they trained an AI language model on examples of insecure code, the AI started to behave in unexpected and concerning ways. This unexpected behavior is called "emergent misalignment. " Researchers are still trying to figure out why this happens. They admit they don't have al...
There was immense excitement in Omaha. The Nebraska Huskers' Heinrich Haarberg and Dylan Raiola made their way to the CHI Health Center arena. The two football stars were not just there. It was January 31, 2024. That was the night the Omaha Supernovas took on the Columbus Fury. It was also a National Girls and Women in Sports Night. And it was a night for ...
Imagine a comet swooshing through space, expected to brighten up our nights around Halloween. Sadly, Comet ATLAS didn't make it. It got too close to the sun and melted into nothing. It's like when a popsicle melts in your hand on a hot day, but on a way larger scale. Comet ATLAS, first spotted in September, was special. It belonged to a group of comets named after a...