Inoperative cell towers left residents and tourists with few options to receive emergency alerts like evacuation orders. And the closed systems used by police created a dam of information that was not being relayed in a timely way to the mayor and emergency officials, the report said.

As its walled garden crumbles, Apple grudgingly allows EU users to sideload applications. Will regulators take stiffer action, and what about the US?

Tall. Straight. Abundant flowers. And a stunning trunk. What’s not to like about the spotted gum?

The Democratic Party's Decades-Long Courtship of Racist Fanatics. By David Sheen.

A giant underground pyramid hidden beneath a hillside in Indonesia far outdates Stonehenge or the Giza Pyramids and may come to rival the oldest megalithic structures ever built by human hands.

Machine learning technique viewed as boon to urban research

For a decade, debate has raged over Dark Emu’s account of Aboriginal agriculture. But ancient food production in Australia is more complex than labels like farming or hunter-gathering suggest.

A group of Silicon Valley’s most powerful figures are building startup societies that they believe will set them free. By Lily Lynch.

Special releases of the iconic soy sauce bottle can fetch hundreds of dollars online, especially among Americans, who have formed a deep relationship with the Japanese brand.

Fertile soil known as Amazonian dark earth is central to the debate over the size and ecological impact of ancient human populations in the Amazon. Dark earth is typically associated with human occupation, but it is uncertain whether it was created intentionally.

Arielle Angel, Nathan Goldman, Judee Rosenbaum, and Mitch Abidor argue about the evolving role of religion at Jewish Currents

And probably alot of other countries also. Cartoon made by @ahoy-universe

Japan's Ainu people have their own history, languages and culture. But, as the victims of colonialism, assimilation and discrimination, much of that identity has been lost. This is the story of their fight to be recognised.

Indigenous chefs and authors discuss the beloved and thorny legacy of the food.

Gideon Levy is someone who evokes strong emotions from fellow Israelis. His columns for the Tel Aviv-based Haaretz newspaper documents the lives of regular Palestinians which have made him one of the most hated men in Israel. "Going Against the Grain" follows controversial Israeli journalist Gideon Levy on one of his assignments in Hebron, to describe lives of ordinary Palestinians living there.

This 2009 entertaining documentary film explores the history of banking, the selling out of the prosperity of Canada, the clearance sale of Canadian businesses and the political liquidation of public infrastructures to the multi-national corporate oligarchy. How has this led to the biggest economic crash / recession / depression in Canadian history? Could it have something to do with our politicians listening to international bankers and corporations instead of the people Canada? How does the Canadian banking system really work? How does the central Bank of Canada compare with the American Federal Reserve?

Harald Bluetooth is the most famous of Viking leaders, celebrated for unifying the people of Denmark during his reign from 958 to around 985 CE.

As elephants wander the African savannah, they might keep in touch with relatives by calling out their individual 'names'.