That kind of permanence feels increasingly valuable in our disposable culture. For those interested in California’s covered bridges more broadly, the Bridgeport Covered Bridge is the crown jewel in a ...

For decades, scientists have generally thought that rivers emit more carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, than they take in. But ...

Currently, the record holder for the longest bridge in the world is the Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge on the Jinghu High-Speed ...

The waters of the Xingu River below the Belo Monte hydropower dam, in Brazil's Amazon, used to flood the river's forested ...

B urrowing for 137 kilometers (85 miles) beneath New York, the Delaware Aqueduct holds the title of the world’s longest ...

A river has won legal rights for the first time in Canadian history, in a move hailed by environmentalists as a new way to ...

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Makoshika (pronounced ma-KO-shi-ka) is Montana’s largest state park and a paradise for dinosaur lovers and geology buffs. The name “Makoshika” comes from a Lakota phrase meaning “bad land” or “bad ...

The government shutdown has entered its 36th day, breaking the record as the longest ever and disrupting the lives of ...

Learn how early hominins crafted the same sharp-edged Oldowan tools through 300,000 years of climate change, revealing one of ...

Two rivers are locked in a fight for a title the world can’t agree on. What seems like a simple answer turns out to be anything ...

Beijing: Amid the nation's push to perfect its high-speed rail (HSR) network, a key system has made steady headway as the ...