His parents ran a beloved tavern there for decades, but the local fire chief couldn't save it

Bill McHale's parents ran the Douglas Tavern for nearly half a century. On Monday evening, despite the best efforts of McHale — the fire chief of Douglas, Ont., about 100 kilometres due west of ...
MIT Technology Review

Building materials are getting closer to doubling as batteries

Concrete already builds our world, and an MIT-invented variant known as electron-­conducting carbon concrete (ec 3, ...

Rights groups say at least 25 dead in Iran protests

At least 25 people have been killed in Iran during the first nine days of protests that started in the bazaar of Tehran over ...
Juneau Empire

Fred Meyer gas station awning collapse raises concern over roof stability

After part of the Fred Meyer gas station roof collapsed last week, the company temporarily closed its store out of concern for the stability of the building’s roof. Concerns about roof stability ...