The field of engineering evolves daily. The marvels of engineering far outweigh the failures/disasters. These failures and/or disasters result when engineers and designers push boundaries by building ...

Engineering has built the most spectacular wonders of the modern world, but what happens when the technology that people trust their lives with fails? Premiering on HISTORY Saturday, April 11 at 10 PM ...

On May 12, 2008, a devastating 7.9-magnitude earthquake in the Sichuan province of China caused nearly 90,000 people to lose their lives, with hospitals and schools filled with children ...

Soluble rocks, such as limestone and dolomite, can create karst formations, including caves, gullies, and troughs, due to ...

In the heart of the nation's capital, in a courthouse of the U.S. government, one man will stop at nothing to keep his honor, and one will stop at nothing to find the truth.

A jetliner crashes with 228 people on board; an oil refinery erupts in Utah; manhole covers explode around the country; a coal-filled freight train derails; and an elevator ride turns deadly.

The world mourns for Japan in the aftermath of its 8.9 earthquake. The size of the quake and the tsunami that followed raise questions about just how far human engineering can resist catastrophic ...

Is arsenic in rice something to worry about? What to know Canadian found dead in Australia, body surrounded by dingoes With winter storm ahead, how old is too old to be shoveling snow? ‘60 Minutes’ ...

IAEA experts assess damages to a building after a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar in March 2025 (Photos: G. M-Seminario/IAEA).

The Sampung Department Store collapse remains one of the deadliest peacetime disasters in South Korea’s history. The building collapsed without warning, killing 502 people and injuring 937 others.