There are two crucial points to consider when trying to understand how Palace have come to lose their place in the Europa League. The first is Palace’s argument that John Textor, who owns stakes in them and in Lyon, does not hold decisive control at Selhurst Park. In their dealings with Uefa, Palace have strenuously…
An AR1500 Tidal Turbine deployed at the MayGen site in Scotland – credit SAE Renewables Wind turbines altered to function underwater have set industry records after generating non-stop power for over 6 years without maintenance. Located in the Pentland Firth off the coast of Scotland, the MayGen marine energy project is one of the largest…
Tom Espiner BBC business reporter Getty Images The UK economy shrank unexpectedly in May, contracting for the second month in a row. The economy contracted by 0.1%, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said, confounding analysts who expected to see slight growth. The government has made boosting economic growth a key priority and Chancellor Rachel…
Rowhouses on the 1100 block of N. Fulton Avenue in Sandtown-Winchester, Baltimore – credit Balitmore Heritage, via Flickr, CC 2.0. Eli Pousson The beleaguered city of Baltimore, once a posterchild for crime infested American cities, has seen substantial year on year reductions in homicides, with the current 2025 rate on track for a historic low.…
Joe Root finishes on 99 not out at stumps as England close on 251-4 against India after day one of the third Test at Lord’s. Source link
Coastal Winds Mature This Vineyard’s Grapes to Perfection–and Power Their Winemaking Sustainably
credit – Scheid Family Wines As green as the Chardonnay grapes they grow, a winery along the base of California’s coastal Santa Lucia Mountains run entirely on wind power. The mountains’ unique geography keeps the area windy, which powers not only a large private wind turbine, but a delayed and elongated growing season that complicates…
A massive overnight Russian drone attack hit Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, killing at least two people and injuring 13, local officials say. Authorities in Kyiv say drone wreckage hit the roof of a residential building in the central Shevchenkivskyi district and fires burned across the city. Residents’ sleep was interrupted for three hours as drones and…
Jellybean the magpie – Courtesy of Sandie Gillard When Sandie Gillard fell from a two-story window, the impact knocked the senior citizen unconscious, a state that may have become permanent if not for the intervention of a very small, very unlikely hero. Lightly tapping on her head, a bird named Jellybean roused its former caregiver…
A Ficus wakefieldii, – credit Mike Rowley CC license Some species of fig trees store calcium carbonate in their trunks—essentially turning themselves (partially) into stone. This ‘auto-petrification’ may offer a strange new way to reduce human carbon emissions, as the mineral created by the trees has a much longer lifespan than organic carbon absorbed and…
