John Smeaton, the “father of civil engineering”, designed the new Eddystone Lighthouse, also known as Smeaton’s Tower, off the coast of Plymouth, after it was destroyed by a fire in December 1755.

Elisha Whittington received the BHA development award for current jockeys. Whittington has built up a thriving ...

The ground beneath cities is warming and deforming owing to subsurface urban heat islands. Here, I discuss questions whose answers can help to develop the cross-disciplinary knowledge needed to ...

Nov. 7, 2024 — Scientists have created a robot that can learn tasks like cleaning a washbasin just by watching humans. A special sponge with sensors is used to show the robot how to clean. Using ...

This week, senior reporter Eileen Kinsella speaks to documentarian Ken Burns about his first foray outside of American ...

Vampire bats on a treadmill, garbage science wins Canada's most prestigious science prize, sugar rationing led to healthier ...

The latest S&P Global construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) scored 54.3 in October, down from 57.2 in the previous ...

A judge has struck down a state law that made it easier for New Yorkers to sue over electoral divisions and voting rules that weakened the political voice of minority groups, saying its special ...

The Jackson School for the Arts is stepping up its "Mary Poppins" production. An aerial entertainment company is providing flight equipment.

Director Audrey Diwan’s reboot of the famous soft-core French flick is an empty film about emptiness, and and therefore doubly depressing ...