This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. The United States is home to millions of small businesses that form the backbone of countless communities. Even during the best of times, keeping shops solvent can be a struggle, but when climate-driven disasters strike, the impact onContinue Reading
Some people in Thorhild County, north of Edmonton, have been without cell service since June after a cell tower in the area was vandalized. RCMP say vandals knocked the tower down in mid-June, stripping it of copper wire. Telus said it’s adjusting other towers nearby to provide the area withContinue Reading
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The senator said absent Texas Democrats “may be guilty of bribery” Nights and Weekends Editor Published August 5, 2025 5:24PM (EDT) Sen. John Cornyn (Al Drago/Getty Images) Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn asked the FBI to help return state legislators who fled ahead of a special redistricting session. The specialContinue Reading
Tyrannosaurus rex might be the most famous meat-eater of all time, but it turns out it wasn’t the only way to be a terrifying giant. New research shows that while T. rex evolved a skull designed for bone-crushing bites like a modern crocodile, other massive carnivorous dinosaurs like spinosaurs andContinue Reading
A BBC investigation has exposed the French and UK operations of a powerful and violent smuggling gang taking people across the English Channel in small boats. A reporter, posing as a migrant wanting to cross, helped us gain unprecedented access to the smugglers’ notorious forest hideout in northern France –Continue Reading
On the night of 3 August, the SBU’s attack drones “visited” Saky airfield, 150 miles from the front line in Russian-occupied Crimea, according to the SBU. The explosive drones destroyed one Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jet and damaged another—and also damaged three Sukhoi Su-24 bombers, according to the SBU. An aviationContinue Reading
Finland won’t join NATO’s new weapons procurement program for Ukraine, opting instead to rely on its own defense industry. Finnish Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen has announced that his country is focusing on a domestic industrial program, Yle reports. Amid increased Russian attacks, the US and NATO are jointly developing aContinue Reading
Shifts in sound across ecosystems could offer an early warning system for environmental changes, researchers say. By Kiley Price If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Continue Reading
I am helping my child learn coding. No, not the new born, but “my favorite child”, Ushika, who is now four years old. I have to call her “my favorite child” to avoid any backlash we could get as we divide our attention between two children now. My daughter hasContinue Reading
A virtual prototype of a battery charging design is created with SaberEXP, a piecewise linear circuit simulation tool from Synopsys. Design considerations include charging and discharging profiles, power conversion from grid (AC) to battery (DC), control algorithms are either ASIC based, or software driven. This battery charging design uses aContinue Reading
Shortly after bringing a line of electric semi-trucks into production, German truck manufacturer MAN Trucks, in cooperation with AW Automotive, has introduced a mobile battery energy storage system (BESS) designed to bring charging for heavy-duty vehicles to remote sites. As Autoweek reports, MAN’s Smart Charging Cube is designed to beContinue Reading