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Water flowing through the Hamlin Lake Dam in Ludington Michigan.

2,500 ‘high-risk’ U.S. dams are sinking into the ground

Illustration of suspension bridge connecting mainland Italy to Sicily

World’s longest suspension bridge may finally link Sicily to mainland Italy

a large lump of fat, oil, grease, and other refuse dug up from a sewer on display in a musuem

The battle against fatbergs has a new weapon

By Laura Baisas

The Third Avenue Bridge, which was built in 1898 and crosses the Harlem River between the Bronx and Manhattan, is reportedly stuck open due to the high temperatures on Monday, July 8, 2024 in New York, United States.

Stuck bridges, buckling roads−extreme heat is wreaking havoc on America’s aging infrastructure

By Suyun Paul Ham / The Conversation

Telecom towers in farmland

Many rural areas could soon lose cell service

Arctic ice flow

Melting ice makes Arctic a target for a new deep sea internet cable

Comcast Xfinity utility vehicle in parking lot

No, ’10G internet’ is not a thing

Closeup of solar panel installation

This alternative to lithium-based batteries could help store renewable energy

water main break caused water to run on to the times square subway lines

Disruptive water main breaks happen more often than you think

By Charlotte Hu

Internet router on table with man sitting on couch in background

The US charts a plan for universal internet access by 2030

This company put a huge cell-tower-like satellite in space

This company put a huge cell-tower-like satellite in space

By Harry Guinness

Livestream screenshot of repairs to I-95 collapse.

Join thousands of people watching I-95 repairs in 24/7 livestream

Look inside London’s new Super Sewer, an engineering marvel for rubbish and poo

Look inside London’s new Super Sewer, an engineering marvel for rubbish and poo

Sun setting behind an high voltage power line transformer

This summer could push US energy grids to their limits

illustration of scientist with 3D models

Inside the little-known group that knows where toxic clouds will blow

By Sarah Scoles

ancient-style illustration of poseidon and workers building seawall

Inside the project to bring ‘self-healing’ Roman concrete to American shorelines

people sit on a makeshift raft and row down flooded streets in pakistan

How climate change fed Pakistan’s devastating floods

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

sidewalk detour sign

US pedestrian deaths are reaching a new high

By Maria Parazo Rose

The DOT is investing $1 billion to address historic transportation inequities

By Colleen Hagerty

Wind turbines in the ocean to hint what the New York Bight offshore wind farm might look like

The NY Bight could write the book on how we build offshore wind farms in the future