FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 5 - The Untold Story

This New App Puts 200,000 EV Chargers Across North America in One Place

The operators’ original pricing is passed through with no markup on energy costs. There is one big caveat, though.

InsideEVs · Aug 20

Super El Niño alert: Pacific ocean temperatures surge past critical limits, altering global tropical storm tracks

Equatorial Pacific ocean temperatures are surging at an unprecedented pace. This historic heating cycle will intensify through late 2026, triggering global disruptions. North America faces severe winter storms and flooding, while other regions experience drought. The ocean's thermal energy release will inflate global surface atmospheric temperatures. This event could smash…

The Economic Times · Aug 19

Exicom makes India’s first liquid-cooled EV charger modules

Exicom Tele-Systems is now manufacturing liquid-cooled power modules for EV chargers. This new production facility in Hyderabad will serve global markets, including North America and Europe. The company's move addresses heat challenges in high-power electric vehicle charging systems. Exicom's acquisition of Tritium enhances its liquid-cooled technology capabilities.

The Economic Times · Aug 19

In 1500s, Spanish explorers introduced pigs into North America. Now areas where they roam free have fewer invasive species

Although wild pigs have long been viewed as destructive invasive species, recent findings reveal they also play a surprising role in curbing invasive plants. Their rooting activities disturb the forest floor, thus inhibiting the growth of certain non-native species. Conversely, native deer can alter the understorey, sometimes facilitating invasive plant…

The Economic Times · Aug 18

In 1937, Finland released seven American beavers to restore its extinct native beaver; scientists learned 36 years later that they were a different species

In a surprising turn of events, Finland inadvertently introduced North American beavers in an attempt to restore its native species. These newcomers thrived and rapidly expanded their territory, leading scientists to uncover vital genetic distinctions between the species. Consequently, the proliferation of these beavers has sparked competition with the local…

The Times of India · Aug 18

Wildfire smoke blankets volcanoes across the Pacific Northwest | Space photo of the day for Aug. 17, 2026

The wildfires ripping across North America have created massive plumes of smoke.

Space · Aug 17

Michaels expands new store format - and it includes one huge perk for reward members

The three experiential stores are testing interactive features to see if they could eventually be rolled out across Michaels’ nearly 1,300 North American locations

The Independent UK · Aug 15

The Sahara once held a lake 48% larger than all five Great Lakes combined, but Mega-Chad vanished about 5,000 years ago

Roughly 6,000 years ago, the middle of what is now the southern Sahara held a lake larger than all five North American Great Lakes combined, spread across about 361,000 square kilometres of open water. Today, only Lake Chad remains as the surviving surface-water remnant of that much larger system, shared…

The Times of India · Aug 15

‘I don’t even drink whisky’: Scotland reels in visitors as much of Europe swelters

More direct flights from North America and, say tourism chiefs, Highland warriors and Tartan Army have helped

The Guardian - UK · Aug 15

Why Pancreatitis Is Alarmingly Common in India and What Your Diet and Alcohol Habits Have to Do With It

The numbers nobody talks aboutIndia accounts for a disproportionate share of acute pancreatitis cases in Asia, and the burden is growing. A 2019 study published in the Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology found that tropical chronic pancreatitis, a form almost exclusive to South and Southeast Asia, affects an estimated 125…

Times Life · Aug 15