We’re hearing a lot these days about the damage to commercial and residential structures from natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, wildfires and tornadoes. Not to be overlooked, especially at this time of year, is the toll exacted by winter weather. Blizzards, ice storms and subzero temperatures in recent years have cost U.S. building owners...

Labor would prevent a contentious “national interest” exemption being used to approve coal and gas projects if the Greens agreed to support its nature laws, Guardian Australia can reveal. The offer follows a groundswell of criticism about the discretionary power, including from the author of the review that inspired the new laws, Graeme Samuel, and...

Study describes how K-12 teachers used UMaine-developed virtual environment to explore mathematical concepts November 21, 2025 News, Outreach, Research, STEM Education When Old Town High School Math Teacher Kristen Thompson uses TriO — a virtual reality environment developed by researchers at the University of Maine — she envisions a scenario that every teacher dreams about...