John Timmer

Proposed new US funding rules: We can cancel any grant at any time

On: May 29, 2026

Peer review now optional, political staff would screen grants for forbidden topics. Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), during a television interview at the White House in Washington, DC, on Monday, July 7, 2025. Credit: Getty | Al Drago Last August, the Trump administration issuedContinue Reading

Turning the Moon into a fuel depot will take a lot of power

By: John Timmer

On: February 17, 2025

In: Technology

Getting oxygen from regolith takes 24 kWh per kilogram, and we’d need tonnes. Without adjustments for relativity, clocks here and on the Moon would rapidly diverge. Credit: NASA If humanity is ever to spread out into the Solar System, we’re going to need to find a way to put fuelContinue Reading

Ottobar In Baltimore Slapped With Near-$20,000 Penalty Over Unlicensed Karaoke Songs

By: Laine Damron

On: June 26, 2026

Photo Credit: Baltimore’s Ottobar Performance rights organization BMI and a group of

Jayda Cheaves Signs With WME After Leaving The Team (Exclusive)

By: Etan Vlessing

On: June 26, 2026

Jayda Cheaves has signed with WME for representation. The move follows the

John Timmer

Ottobar In Baltimore Slapped With Near-$20,000 Penalty Over Unlicensed Karaoke Songs

Jayda Cheaves Signs With WME After Leaving The Team (Exclusive)

Here’s Why at Least One Research Firm Says Not Every Car Brand Will Survive Today’s Product Drought