The St. Augustine Ripley’s opened its doors to the public in 1950, making it the first permanent Ripley’s Believe It or Not! attraction in the world. Before that, Ripley’s collection traveled the ...

Construction workers and vehicles move around the Capitol. Gov. Kotek’s order to earthquake-proof state buildings comes as the state Capitol nears the end of a years-long, $598 million seismic ...

CIVIL ENGINEER STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS GOT THE CHANCE TO TEST CERTAIN TYPES OF STEEL TO SEE HOW THEY HANDLE ...

Buildings and urban infrastructure are designed to withstand earthquakes and other natural disasters, based on data from previous events. But how do you design a building to get through the extreme ...

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is ...

Living experiment offers a holistic approach to building renovations that aims to improve human well-being and reduce ...

Cities such as Whanganui have a high percentage of heritage buildings. Earthquake-prone building legislation currently requires strengthening or demolition of buildings meeting less than 34% of the ...

With more buildings and houses for its population, the National Capital Region (NCR) should always brace for the "Big One," a 7.2-magnitude earthquake or stronger. In the wake of the magnitude 6.9 ...

Ruapehu Mayor Weston Kirton has welcomed the Government’s announcement on refocusing the earthquake-prone building system, calling the proposals “practical, realistic and potentially a huge win for ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An offshore earthquake of magnitude 6.9 collapsed walls of houses and buildings late Tuesday in a central Philippine province, killing at least 31 people, injuring many ...

Diana Hernandez, a Bronx resident, told CNN it felt like an earthquake when a nearby high-rise apartment building collapsed and she was worried about her friends living in the building. Hegseth ...