Second one-day international, Stirling Netherlands 129-9 (32 overs): De Leede 58; Maqsood 3-20, Carter 2-18 Scotland 130-1 (16.2 overs): S Bryce 70*, Carter 33* Scotland won by nine wickets Scorecard Scotland levelled their one-day international series with the Netherlands at 1-1 after a thumping nine-wicket victory in a rain-affected match in Stirling. Sarah Bryce, captaining
The day after Thanksgiving, I learned I’d have to move out of my beloved century-old, two-bedroom apartment in Kansas City. My building had been taken over by a management company in another state. Unfortunately, this wasn’t the beginning of a Hallmark movie in which the protagonist unites with her neighbors to successfully push back against
Two long slides, accessible by foot or wheel, connect the upper tree-themed play structures to the lower lagoon-themed play areas. The slides are shaded by a canopy, which is nice since they are metal and would probably get fairly hot when the sun is out. While we were visiting, an attendant was monitoring slide usage,
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope undergoes vibration testing before its launch, scheduled for 30 August. Credit: Sydney Rohde/NASA/Roman Space Telescope (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) It’s crunch time at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. Since earlier this summer, a countdown clock by the campus’s main gate in Greenbelt, Maryland, has been ticking down to 30 August.
Feeling stuck, bored or restless in life? You might be ready to start a side quest. In video games, it’s a mission that deviates from the main storyline, helping to build the world’s lore . In real life, it’s an activity that doesn’t serve any other purpose than bringing more whimsy into your day-to-day. Westend61/Getty Images
Romania has shut down its only nuclear power station because of extremely low water levels in the Danube river caused by prolonged hot weather affecting much of Europe. The Cernavodă plant, where two reactors produce about 20% of Romania’s electricity, is not expected to be restarted within the next 10 days. Earlier this week, authorities
