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Controlling lightning with lasers, transforming dumps into parks, mapping subterranean passageways and more
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Controlling lightning with lasers, transforming dumps into parks, mapping subterranean passageways and more
Portland, Oregon-based Sortis Holdings (a group that owns various hospitality brands) is set to purchase the Ace Group—which owns and runs the Ace brand, Maison de la Luz, Sister City and Atelier …
Climate reparations, repatriated artifacts, a decommissioned hydroelectric power plant and more
Built more than a century ago, a 2,198-foot tunnel on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls is now open to the public. More than a new vantage point for the legendary waterfall, …
Prompting AI art, low-carbon crypto, Patagonia's environmental efforts and more
More than a serene getaway, Bali abounds with nightlife, surf culture, innovative bamboo architecture and more. It was this lush amalgamation that inspired Elora Hardy to found her sustainable design and architecture …
Photographing the Milky Way, using lava as a building material, studying alien signals and more from around the web
A vibrantly designed cultural epicenter built upon music, cocktails, cuisine and community
Connecting one mountain to another, 95 meters above the valley floor, the world’s longest suspension footbridge—measuring 721 meters or 2,365 feet—has opened in the Czech Republic. Located in the Dolní Morava resort …
Said to be the longest glass-bottom bridge in the world, a new 2,073-foot-long suspended thoroughfare has opened in Vietnam. Known as Bach Long (which means “white dragon” in Vietnamese), the pedestrian pathway …