A failure of the Tolt Dam is unlikely, but not impossible. In the case of that failure, Chen said, those monitoring the dam would know promptly and would send out warnings in multiple fashions.

We know what landmarks look like today, but structures like the Statue of Liberty and the Sydney Opera House looked a little ...

A section of the newly opened Hongqi Bridge collapsed in China's mountainous Sichuan Province, apparently after a landslide.

Bridges have changed a lot over the centuries, from being little more than fallen trees and conveniently arranged stepping ...

Hailed as the nation's best road trip, this winding route stops at countless towns and attractions, and it's having a big ...

Swap the close-up of the roulette wheel for the endless horizons of Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. Whether you ...

Just an hour from the shimmering lights of the Las Vegas Strip lies a very different kind of glittering strip—a ribbon of water that winds through a rock-walled canyon and glows a surreal shade of ...

Anoka County is suing the Minnesota Department of Transportation to block $6.2 million of transportation grant money from going toward a pedestrian bridge over the Rum River Dam in Anoka. The bridge, ...

Happy Dam Removal Day, the time to reflect on and celebrate the progress made in restoring our rivers and the critical biodiversity they support. To date, the damage from 9,003 European dams and weirs ...

Around this time, 89 years ago, the Hoover Dam began supplying electricity to the city of Los Angeles.Finished in 1935 and located along the Nevada and Arizona state lines, the concrete arch structure ...

When political gridlock brings Washington to a halt, the public’s common assumption is that a government shutdown means all national landmarks and federally run attractions must close their doors.