Southern Minnesota motorists know the stretch of road well. Right where the the Jolly Green Giant billboard stands grinning on a hillside, U.S. Hwy. 169 dips from the prairie down into the wooded lowlands below Le Sueur. Unlike vast stretches of the farm-rich region, the highway here bellies up to the undulating blue ribbon of […]
As the pollution caused by plastics continues to harm animal, human, and environmental health, countries are looking for resolutions now more than ever before. Fortunately, companies are finding creative ways to give plastics a new meaning. On Instagram, engineering and technology content hub techlife_75 (@techlife_75) shared a video detailing how Canadian company Plaex repurposed plastic […]
May 7—AUBURN — Maine’s lakes and sources of drinking water will need to become much more resilient to combat the dual impacts of climate change and manmade threats. That was the consensus during the morning session of the annual Androscoggin River Watershed Council conference held Tuesday in Auburn, where experts in environmental fields made a […]
Arsenal were able to weather a grandstand finish to move a step closer to a first Premier League title in 20 years with a potentially season-defining 3-2 victory at rivals Tottenham. The Gunners held a one-point lead over Manchester City ahead of Sunday’s clash but all eyes were on whether Mikel Arteta’s men could pass […]
Clare have won their first hurling league title since 2016 this evening. They survived a late fightback from Kilkenny to take the Division 1 crown by 3-16 to 1-20. Eoin Cody had a late penalty saved as the Banner now prepare for the visit of Limerick in the Munster championship in two weeks’ time. Aidan […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan was struck Wednesday by its most powerful earthquake in a quarter of a century. At least nine people were killed and hundreds injured, buildings and highways damaged and dozens of workers at quarries stranded. Taiwan is no stranger to powerful earthquakes yet their toll on the high-tech island’s 23 million […]
One homeowner is demonstrating how the best defense against extreme weather events may be Mother Earth herself. LAist’s Jacob Margolis shared pictures and video footage of an incredible fire-resistant house built into the side of an excavated hillside in Topanga Canyon, an unincorporated community in Los Angeles. The only part of the structure visible from […]