Category Archives: infrastructure

Wildlife overpasses that protect animals from cars are spreading globally

Posted on April 30, 2019 by

Highway over- and underpasses connect wildlife to the resources they need to survive, and reduce roadkill. It’s no surprise they are becoming more common worldwide. Source: Wildlife overpasses that protect animals from cars are spreading globally Advertisements

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Four Stories About Remote Places

Posted on April 28, 2019 by

Everyone needs a getaway now and then. From Britain’s hardest-to-reach pub to an off-the-grid paradise, we’ve got just the escapes you need.

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Adidas Creates High-Performance Running Shoe That’s 100% Recycle

Posted on April 28, 2019 by

Adidas is continuing its commitment to sustainability with the announcement of the FUTURECRAFT.LOOP—a fully recyclable running shoe. This exciting news is just the latest in a series of initiatives that Adidas has promoted since it launched its Parleyline of shoes and apparel, which is partially … Continue reading →

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The Gotthard Tunnel: also a women’s story

Posted on April 19, 2019 by

The world’s longest rail tunnel, 57km long, opened on 1 June 2016. This feat of Swiss engineering, which crosses the Alps and links the cantons of Uri and Ticino, was built by AlpTransit Gotthard SA, a subsidiary of the Swiss … Continue reading →

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With No Entrance or Exit, a Train Station Designed Solely as a Lookout Spot

Posted on March 25, 2019 by

the new Seiryū-Miharashi Station, which opened on March 19, 2019 | images courtesy Nishikagawa Railway   The Nishikigawa Railway in Iwakuni (Yamaguchi Prefecture) is a local train that runs along the Nishiki River for roughly 33 km, or about 20 … Continue reading →

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Forgotten

Posted on March 11, 2019 by

“Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people.” – Carl … Continue reading →

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Advanced Tech Reveals Shocking News About an Ancient Mayan City

Posted on March 10, 2019 by

In 2017, groundbreaking remote sensor technology revealed a stunning truth about the Mayan city of Tikal.

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Kim Stanley Robinson on New York 2140

Posted on March 10, 2019 by

In NEW YORK 2140, the global sea level has risen by 50 feet. Listen to Kim Stanley Robinson talk about what that would mean for New York City, from dirigibles to diamond sheeting.

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Why protected bike lanes are more valuable than parking spaces

Posted on January 2, 2019 by

When Janette Sadik-Khan was hired as chief transportation official for New York City in 2007, she took a page out of Denmark’s playbook and created America’s first parking-protected bike lane, right in the middle of downtown Manhattan. A parking protected … Continue reading →

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My journey to thank all the people responsible for my morning coffee

Posted on December 30, 2018 by

Author AJ Jacobs embarked on a quest with a deceptively simple idea at its heart: to personally thank every person who helped make his morning cup of coffee. More than one thousand “thank yous” later, Jacobs reflects on the globe-trotting … Continue reading →

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