infrastructure

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Doctors Warned This Turkish Hospital Was Unsafe. Then the Earthquakes Hit.

02.10.23

By Alec Luhn
Tech

A $100 Billion Lesson In Why Building Public Transportation Is So Expensive in the US

12.06.22

By Aaron Gordon
Tech

Good Luck Playing Sim Nimby, the Game Where You Can’t Build Anything

09.13.22

By Aaron Gordon
Tech

America Has An E-Bike Problem That Can’t Be Solved With More E-Bikes

09.02.22

By Aaron Gordon
Tech

Minorities in Massachusetts More Likely to Live Near Structurally Deficient Bridges, Study Shows

08.31.22

By Aaron Gordon
Tech

Why Doesn’t America Build Things?

08.22.22

By Aaron Gordon
Tech

Amtrak Spent 11 Years and $450 Million to Save Acela Riders 100 Seconds

06.27.22

By Aaron Gordon
Tech

NYC Says It Will Take 20 Years to Restore Park Avenue to Its Former Glory

02.09.22

By Aaron Gordon
News

Rescuers Formed a Human Chain to Save People Dangling From Collapsed Bridge

01.28.22

By Paul Blest
Tech

Which Car Will Better Survive Total Infrastructure Collapse: Gas or Electric?

01.10.22

By Aaron Gordon
Tech

AWS Is the Internet’s Biggest Single Point of Failure

12.08.21

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

A University Had a Legally-Binding Plan to Solve Its Housing Crisis. Then a Billionaire Stepped In.

12.02.21

By Aaron Gordon

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Man Hides Weed Under Chicken in Failed £620,000 Smuggling Plot

He was sentenced to prison for attempting to smuggle 31 kilos of marijuana hidden under the chicken in his trailer.

10.03.24

By Kyle Phillippi
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Investigation Reveals Cause of Deadly Maui Wildfire

The wildfire that killed more than 100 people was caused by the re-energization of broken utility lines in Lahaina.

10.03.24

By Paige Gawley
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Jet Ski Hitmen Kill a Man on a Cancun Beach, Leaving the Resort in Shock

The man who died drove the getaway jet ski in a previous Cancun beach shooting, say officials.

10.03.24

By Sammi Caramela
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Fly Brains Are Wildly Complex, But Scientists Finally Mapped One

They sliced a fly’s brain into 7,000 pieces then used AI to form connections between neurons and create a map.

10.03.24

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Hurricane Helene’s Death Toll Will Keep Rising for Over a Decade, Study Says

Hurricane Helene’s devastating aftermath may lead to thousands of additional deaths over the next 15 years, according to a new study on long-term tropical storm impacts.

10.03.24

By Kyle Phillippi