The Big Battery Snowy 2 pumping hydroelectric project in Australia suffers from another cost explosion: Watts agrees with that?

Eric World essay One billion here, one billion there, you will soon be talking about real money. Snowy Hydro 2.0 indicates another cost explosion with a price of 12 billion dollars that is now considered unattainable The pumping hydroelectric project in the Kosciuszko National Park is complete at 67%, but the cost increases in the…

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Faced with the decimation of federal science, our community defends science as Never Before – The Bridge: Connecting Science and Policy

“I came today to put a face to science and what these cuts mean, and I also wanted to change the script to be called ‘scammer’ to be called a patriot. I think scientists serve their country using the skills they have.” –Dr Jennifer Moraash, June 2025 days of participating action Scientists serve communities through…

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The stability of alpha amino acids may explain their role as the protein building blocks of early life

Assembly formed by primordial peptides as observed by bright field microscopy. Credit: frenkel-pininter laboratory A new study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences sheds light on one of life’s greatest mysteries: why biology is based on a very specific set of amino acids and, in…

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Ray-Ban Meta, Gopro Max 2 and more

If you prefer any variety in your review rodeos, this time we cover the entire range. The heading is the new Ray-Ban Meta Smart glasses, but recently we have tried a powerful laptop for games, two action cameras and a wireless mouse (yes, you still need them). Put a day with all the reviews that…

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