What bizarre and terrifying 'treasures' from long-gone ancient civilizations are still hidden in crypts, caves and deep within the earth? Most archaeologists may spend their days painstakingly ...
What becomes of bakeries when they're no longer kneaded? Do the well-bread upper crust take their dough elsewhere, cooking up some other pie-in-the-sky scheme? This baker's dozen of abandoned ...
A train station envisioned for the town of Sevastopol in Ukraine seems to be perpetually covered in clouds, topped with a light, helium-lifted structure inspired by airships. 'Under the Cloud' ...
Altering most of today's cities to eliminate cars altogether would be a daunting, if not impossible, proposition - which is why China is starting from scratch. Great City will be built around a ...
One of the world's most amazing materials wasn't created by nature - it was invented by a couple of scientists who made a silly bet. In 1931, Samuel Stephens Kistler and Charles Learned wanted to ...
The London Olympics this year marked another round of global competitions, and while some people follow specific sports, many are enthralled by the overall ranking of winners by country. Our ...
Despite the crowded sidewalks, the cacophony of traffic and the sky-high cost of living, there's no denying the romanticism and sheer energy of big cities like New York, Paris, London and Tokyo. ...
The batteries we use in dozens of gadgets every day have stayed more or less the same for many years, but that doesn't mean designers aren't dreaming up innovative and sometimes perplexing new ...
What will the world be like in the future? We spend a lot of time on such conjecture, especially in relation to the effects of climate change, but somehow, the possibilities never seem real. The ...
It's a reality that sneaked up on some of us, but others saw it coming for decades. Either way, it's now undeniable: the old suburbs just aren't what they used to be. We once longed to get away ...
