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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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.