News
News
Pipeline leaks 210,000 gallons of oil in South Dakota, USA
A total of 210,000 gallons of oil leaked from the Keystone Pipeline in South Dakota, USA, on Thursday November 16, according to TransCanada, the pipeline's operator. A total of 210,000 gallons of oil...
Read More
Montreal’s interactive bridge changes color depending on weather, traffic and social media activity
The Jacques Cartier Bridge, dating back to 1930, is a steel truss cantilever structure over the St Lawrence River in Montreal, Quebec. Its illumination was the centerpiece of the city...
Read More
This revolutionary wind converter is inspired by hummingbird wings, and is much more compact and silent than conventional ones
The hummingbird is one of the world’s most energetically- efficient flyers The hummingbird is one of the world’s most energetically- efficient flyersTyer Wind, a Tunisian startup dedicated to...
Read More
‘Nail houses’ in China: Construction put to a halt
Construction work in China is taking place at a frenzied pace the last few years, but since all that new infrastructure requires space, in many occasions buildings have to be torn down and residents t...
Read More
Severe flash floods hit Western Attica, Greece: 15 killed, several missing (video)
Flash floods turned roads into torrents of mud and debris on the Western outskirts of Athens on Wednesday, November 15, killing at least 15 people, inundating homes and blocking a section of a major h...
Read More
Iran-Iraq border earthquake is the deadliest of 2017 (video)
The death toll from the magnitude 7.3 earthquake that hit Iran's mountainous border with Iraq on Sunday, has now been raised to at least 530 people, according to Iranian officials. The death toll fro...
Read More
Rain gardens in NY City to eliminate the overflows during intense precipitation events
New York City, like other older urban communities, is largely serviced by a combined sewer system where storm water and wastewater are carried through a single sewer line to the city’s 14 treatment pl...
Read More
Α Spanish architect has designed Christmas decorations made from plastic waste, that will light up the Fuerteventura Island in the Canaries
The area seeks to become a special tourist destination for this Christmas The area seeks to become a special tourist destination for this ChristmasThe Spanish architect Fernando Menis is in charge of...
Read More
Mudslide in Colombia results in 3 dead and 32 injured (video)
The mudslide swept through the mountainous town of Corinto, in Colombia's south-west Cauca province, on Tuesday, November 7. The mudslide swept through the mountainous town of Corinto, in Colombia's...
Read More
A drone flight inside Seattle’s SR99 tunnel
It was April 4, 2017, when the work of tunneling machine Bertha was complete, breaking through into her disassembly pit and marking the end of the 1.75-mile long State Route 99 (SR 99) tunne...
Read More