Welcome to the Tuesday Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light—a little too much pseudoscience and not enough science. We’ll let other publications offer you a daily horoscope. At Ars Technica, we’ll take a different route, finding inspiration from very real images of a universe that is … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A powerful earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday afternoon, causing at least 152 deaths and serious damage in the country’s central region and even hundreds of miles away in Bangkok, capital of neighbouring Thailand. The epicentre … Read more
By Kelley Collins, Director of Business Development and Communications, Lightning Protection Institute We rely on critical facilities not only in our day-to-day lives but also during emergencies and natural disasters. As defined by government agencies, such as FEMA, critical facilities include fire stations, police stations, hospitals, and emergency operation centers, among others. But here’s the … Read more
This picture taken from Lebanon’s southern city of Tyre shows a smoke plume erupting following an Israeli air strike on the village of Tayrdebba on October 16, 2024. KAWNAT HAJU / AFP Israel carried out dozens of strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon on Wednesday, October 16, killing a city mayor, toppling buildings and causing … Read more
Israeli strikes on central Beirut on Thursday night killed 22 people and wounded 117, Lebanon’s health ministry said, as a Lebanese security source said at least one senior Hezbollah figure was targeted in the attacks. The strikes apparently targeted two residential buildings in separate neighbourhoods of western Beirut, according to an Associated Press photographer at … Read more