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Police say they got a call shortly before 3:40 a.m. about a fire in the remote community. Officers found the community’s band office in flames. Police say no injuries have been reported but both buildings are a total loss.
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2 years ago Read more at Global News

Lotte Kopecky sprinted to the Paris-Roubaix Femmes title in a thrilling finish on Saturday. Team SD Worx - Protime's Belgian rider won the fourth edition of the women's one-day classic cycling race. Elisa Balsamo finished second while Pfeiffer Georgi pipped Marianne Vos to third place.
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2 years ago Read more at FRANCE 24 English

a new study highlights the vital relationship between groundwater and ecosystems. The research team used satellite imagery and groundwater monitoring data to identify thresholds of groundwater depth and seasonal change that can support sensitive ecosystems throughout California. Dr. Melissa Rohde from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), was recently published in Nature Water.
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2 years ago Read more at Earth.com

As darkness envelops millions of people during Monday’s total solar eclipse, spectators will hold their cellphones skyward to capture the moment. But could the surge in cell usage cause networks to go dark? The path of totality — where it’s possible to see the moon completely block the sun’s face — will draw thousands of tourists to states from Texas to Maine. The eclipse itself has no effect on wireless networks.
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2 years ago Read more at The Mercury News

Sport and competition have helped bring people together around the world for centuries. From the first marathon at the Athens Modern Games on April 6, 1896, to children’s friendly park games, engaging in sports helps unite us in common goals: celebrating athletic ability and cheering for our favorite teams. April 6th is the International Day of Sports for Development and Peace, proclaimed by the United Nations in 2013.
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2 years ago Read more at Psychology Today

ZapBatt engineers have designed a battery operating system that acts as a universal adapter for devices that run on electricity. At his lab bench, company co-founder and Chief Technical Officer David Felzer takes a 12-volt battery and, through a process, increases the effective voltage level to 25 volts—enough to power a cordless vacuum cleaner—within a matter of seconds.
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2 years ago Read more at Tech Xplore

Rwanda is preparing to mark the 30th anniversary of the genocide against its minority Tutsi. To this day, new mass graves are still being discovered across the country of 14 million people, a grim reminder of the scale of the killings. High-profile visitors are expected to include Bill Clinton and Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
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2 years ago Read more at Chicago Tribune

The three-day community open house event took place at various buildings on campus. Students, graduate students and research labs were at the Discovery Building on campus Saturday. Community groups that the event partners with were also in attendance.
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2 years ago Read more at WMTV

Indonesia's state-owned power company consumed 1 million metric tons (1.1 million tons) of biomass to generate electricity in 2023. This represents a remarkable 71% increase from the previous year, according to Reuters. By 2025, the company aims to implement biomass co-firing at 52 coal power facilities.
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2 years ago Read more at The Cool Down

Amazon said Wednesday it's cutting hundreds of jobs in its cloud computing unit AWS as part of a strategic shift. The company will trim “a few hundred roles” in the team that overlooks technology for physical stores. Most of those cuts are related to business changes in AWS training and certification programs as well as sales operations.
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2 years ago Read more at ABC News