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Building A Park Above A Blazing Hot Pit Is As Complicated As It Sounds

6 years ago

Building A Park Above A Blazing Hot Pit Is As Complicated As It Sounds

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

This Map Shows The Frightening Overlap Between Pollution And Poverty

6 years ago

This Map Shows The Frightening Overlap Between Pollution And Poverty

Trees Can Make An Urban Stroll Better For Your Mental Health

6 years ago

Trees Can Make An Urban Stroll Better For Your Mental Health

These Colourful Patterns Are Famous US Neighbourhoods From Above

6 years ago

These Colourful Patterns Are Famous US Neighbourhoods From Above

San Francisco Is Getting A Paint Job That Is Pee-Proof

6 years ago

San Francisco Is Getting A Paint Job That Is Pee-Proof

Berlin Spends $US16 Million A Month To Maintain This Never-Opened Airport

6 years ago

Berlin Spends $US16 Million A Month To Maintain This Never-Opened Airport

This Idea To Get America To Vote By Smartphone Just Might Work

6 years ago

This Idea To Get America To Vote By Smartphone Just Might Work

The World’s Deadliest Construction Projects, Visualised

6 years ago

The World’s Deadliest Construction Projects, Visualised

China Is Turning Beijing Into A Megacity Six Times The Size Of NYC

6 years ago

China Is Turning Beijing Into A Megacity Six Times The Size Of NYC

Shipping Container Offices Are Right At Home On An Industrial Seafront

6 years ago

Shipping Container Offices Are Right At Home On An Industrial Seafront

The Foundation Of The World’s Next Tallest Building Is Just A Lake Now

6 years ago

The Foundation Of The World’s Next Tallest Building Is Just A Lake Now

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

There Are No Accidents

6 years ago

There Are No Accidents

How Much Rain Would End The Drought In North America?

6 years ago

How Much Rain Would End The Drought In North America?

US Coastlines Will Change Dramatically When Earth Warms By 2C

6 years ago

US Coastlines Will Change Dramatically When Earth Warms By 2C

LA Residents Try To Hide Hollywood Sign From Tourists, Except On Airbnb

6 years ago

LA Residents Try To Hide Hollywood Sign From Tourists, Except On Airbnb

Abandoned Golf Courses Are Being Transformed Into Solar Farms

6 years ago

Abandoned Golf Courses Are Being Transformed Into Solar Farms

The Dramatic Architecture Of Opera Houses That Only The Singers See

6 years ago

The Dramatic Architecture Of Opera Houses That Only The Singers See

4 Droughts Happening Right Now That Are Worse Than California’s

6 years ago

4 Droughts Happening Right Now That Are Worse Than California’s

RIP Donald Wexler: The Midcentury Architect Who Made Palm Springs Cool

6 years ago

RIP Donald Wexler: The Midcentury Architect Who Made Palm Springs Cool

Someone Smuggled This Teahouse Into A Park Without Anyone Noticing

6 years ago

Someone Smuggled This Teahouse Into A Park Without Anyone Noticing

How This Underground Park Is Piping In Real, Live Sunshine

6 years ago

How This Underground Park Is Piping In Real, Live Sunshine

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Oslo Builds World’s First Bee Highway

6 years ago

Oslo Builds World’s First Bee Highway

These 11 Historic US Places May Soon Be Gone Forever

6 years ago

These 11 Historic US Places May Soon Be Gone Forever

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Uncovering The Early History Of Big Data In 1974 Los Angeles

6 years ago

Uncovering The Early History Of Big Data In 1974 Los Angeles

Mark Vallianatos - Boom

Welcome To The Fake City Where US Homeland Security Tests Its Drones

6 years ago

Welcome To The Fake City Where US Homeland Security Tests Its Drones

Sneaky Nordstrom Tower Adds 22m To Be The Actual Tallest US Building

6 years ago

Sneaky Nordstrom Tower Adds 22m To Be The Actual Tallest US Building

Meet The People Who Are Wasting The West’s Water On Purpose

6 years ago

Meet The People Who Are Wasting The West’s Water On Purpose

These Are The 21 Most Obnoxious People You’ll See Riding Public Transport

6 years ago

These Are The 21 Most Obnoxious People You’ll See Riding Public Transport

The Plan To 3D Print A Steel Bridge In Mid-Air

6 years ago

The Plan To 3D Print A Steel Bridge In Mid-Air

Google’s New City Startup Needs To Find The Autonomous Car Of Housing

6 years ago

Google’s New City Startup Needs To Find The Autonomous Car Of Housing

The LA Dodgers Got Its Name From Brooklyn’s Deadly Streetcars

6 years ago

The LA Dodgers Got Its Name From Brooklyn’s Deadly Streetcars

Adam Clark Estes

The Oldest Bridge In New York City Just Reopened After 40 Years

6 years ago

The Oldest Bridge In New York City Just Reopened After 40 Years

A Glimpse At What The Hyperloop Might Actually Be Like

6 years ago

A Glimpse At What The Hyperloop Might Actually Be Like

I Can’t Wait To Ride In These Autonomous Drone Taxis

6 years ago

I Can’t Wait To Ride In These Autonomous Drone Taxis

What Ugly Building Can You Just Not Help Loving?

6 years ago

What Ugly Building Can You Just Not Help Loving?

Apple Maps Finally Adds Transit Directions, But Not For Australia (Yet)

6 years ago

Apple Maps Finally Adds Transit Directions, But Not For Australia (Yet)

NYC’s Centuries-Old Dream Of Expanding Into The Hudson Is Coming True

6 years ago

NYC’s Centuries-Old Dream Of Expanding Into The Hudson Is Coming True

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Street Parking Won’t Be A Chore When Your BMW Finds Spots For You

6 years ago

Street Parking Won’t Be A Chore When Your BMW Finds Spots For You

Towers Proposed For Paris Would Be The World’s Tallest Wooden Structures

6 years ago

Towers Proposed For Paris Would Be The World’s Tallest Wooden Structures

Google Will Now Tell You When Its Driverless Cars Crash

6 years ago

Google Will Now Tell You When Its Driverless Cars Crash

Look At This Cute Street Sweeper Just For Bike Lanes

6 years ago

Look At This Cute Street Sweeper Just For Bike Lanes

Get High On The 18 Tallest Observation Decks — But It Will Cost Ya

6 years ago

Get High On The 18 Tallest Observation Decks — But It Will Cost Ya

How Much Do Skyscrapers Actually Move?

6 years ago

How Much Do Skyscrapers Actually Move?

Emily Badger

What Is The Most Obnoxious Behaviour You’ve Seen On Public Transit?

6 years ago

What Is The Most Obnoxious Behaviour You’ve Seen On Public Transit?

Uber’s New San Fransisco Headquarters Is As Ostentatious As You’d Expect

6 years ago

Uber’s New San Fransisco Headquarters Is As Ostentatious As You’d Expect

Fact-Checking San Andreas With A Seismologist

6 years ago

Fact-Checking San Andreas With A Seismologist

This Futuristic Megamall Wants To Make Shopping Eco-Friendly

6 years ago

This Futuristic Megamall Wants To Make Shopping Eco-Friendly

India’s Air Pollution Is So Bad It’s Causing Lung Damage In Kids

6 years ago

India’s Air Pollution Is So Bad It’s Causing Lung Damage In Kids

Watch How Los Angeles Boomed Over 125 Years With This Gorgeous Map

6 years ago

Watch How Los Angeles Boomed Over 125 Years With This Gorgeous Map

Government-Subsidised Cotton Farms Are Sucking The Colorado River Dry

6 years ago

Government-Subsidised Cotton Farms Are Sucking The Colorado River Dry

How Engineers Are Building Skyscrapers That Seem Physically Impossible

6 years ago

How Engineers Are Building Skyscrapers That Seem Physically Impossible

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Here’s What A Supertall New York Skyline Will Look Like In 2030

6 years ago

Here’s What A Supertall New York Skyline Will Look Like In 2030

Full Bank Accounts, Empty Storefronts: The Economics Of High-Rent Blight

6 years ago

Full Bank Accounts, Empty Storefronts: The Economics Of High-Rent Blight

You Can Take This Little Wind And Solar Powered Home Anywhere

6 years ago

You Can Take This Little Wind And Solar Powered Home Anywhere

Sorry Tesla, Electric Cars Of The Future Will Be More Like Golf Carts

6 years ago

Sorry Tesla, Electric Cars Of The Future Will Be More Like Golf Carts

This Insane Luxury Hotel Will Help Transform Mecca Into Disneyland

6 years ago

This Insane Luxury Hotel Will Help Transform Mecca Into Disneyland

Here Are 40,000 Photos Of Old New York Plotted On A City Map

6 years ago

Here Are 40,000 Photos Of Old New York Plotted On A City Map

America’s Trains Suck Because Most Americans Don’t Ride Them

6 years ago

America’s Trains Suck Because Most Americans Don’t Ride Them

Here’s An Idea To Make Sure Your Rent Stays Low: Haunt The Building

6 years ago

Here’s An Idea To Make Sure Your Rent Stays Low: Haunt The Building

Science & Health

6 years ago

The Simple Trick Subway Dispatchers Use To Get Service Back On Track

This Insane Transmission Tower Sculpture Remind Us Of Our Mortality

6 years ago

This Insane Transmission Tower Sculpture Remind Us Of Our Mortality

California’s Wealthiest Are Being Drought Shamed On Social Media

6 years ago

California’s Wealthiest Are Being Drought Shamed On Social Media

What The US Can Learn From Australia To Avoid A Mad Max Future

6 years ago

What The US Can Learn From Australia To Avoid A Mad Max Future

Alissa Walker

The Meticulous Engineering Behind Your Neighbour’s Fake Lawn

6 years ago

The Meticulous Engineering Behind Your Neighbour’s Fake Lawn

Long Beach Is Rethinking Its Taxis To Be More Like Ubers

6 years ago

Long Beach Is Rethinking Its Taxis To Be More Like Ubers

Alissa Walker

This Crumbling Highway Overpass Is Becoming A Sky Garden

6 years ago

This Crumbling Highway Overpass Is Becoming A Sky Garden

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

How Can I Get This Horse-Powered Garbage Truck To My Neighbourhood?

6 years ago

How Can I Get This Horse-Powered Garbage Truck To My Neighbourhood?

Alissa Walker

How Technology Can Help Cities Make Better Use Of Storm Water

6 years ago

How Technology Can Help Cities Make Better Use Of Storm Water

9 Designs That Could Finally Replace New Zealand’s Controversial Flag

6 years ago

9 Designs That Could Finally Replace New Zealand’s Controversial Flag

Alissa Walker

RIP Chris Burden: The Artist Who Made Public Art Truly Exciting

6 years ago

RIP Chris Burden: The Artist Who Made Public Art Truly Exciting

Alissa Walker

NYC Produces Twice As Much Garbage As Any Other Large City On Earth

6 years ago

NYC Produces Twice As Much Garbage As Any Other Large City On Earth

Alissa Walker

Let’s Find Out What Apple’s Doing With These Self-Driving Cars

6 years ago

Let’s Find Out What Apple’s Doing With These Self-Driving Cars

Alissa Walker

Trying To Buy Water Rights Shows How Backwards US Water Policy Is

6 years ago

Trying To Buy Water Rights Shows How Backwards US Water Policy Is

The Rise Of Automated Cars Will Kill Thousands Of Jobs Beyond Driving

6 years ago

The Rise Of Automated Cars Will Kill Thousands Of Jobs Beyond Driving

Yet Another Dubious Argument For Not Building More Skyscrapers

6 years ago

Yet Another Dubious Argument For Not Building More Skyscrapers

Alissa Walker

These High-Tech Archaeological Tools Will Help Rebuild Nepal’s History

6 years ago

These High-Tech Archaeological Tools Will Help Rebuild Nepal’s History

Alissa Walker

These Maps Plot The Most Interesting Places And The Paths Between Them

6 years ago

These Maps Plot The Most Interesting Places And The Paths Between Them

Alissa Walker

A Bass Pro Shop In A Pyramid Is Surely A Sign That The World Is Ending

6 years ago

A Bass Pro Shop In A Pyramid Is Surely A Sign That The World Is Ending

Alissa Walker

Smart Modular Roadways Could Ping Workers When They Need To Be Replaced

6 years ago

Smart Modular Roadways Could Ping Workers When They Need To Be Replaced

Alissa Walker

Lake Mead Is Now Lower Than Ever, But Vegas Has A Crazy Survival Plan

6 years ago

Lake Mead Is Now Lower Than Ever, But Vegas Has A Crazy Survival Plan

Alissa Walker

Self-Driving ‘Taxibots’ Could Eliminate 9 Out Of Every 10 Cars

6 years ago

Self-Driving ‘Taxibots’ Could Eliminate 9 Out Of Every 10 Cars

Bryan Lufkin

William Shatner Is Crowdsourcing Ideas For His Bonkers Drought Plan

6 years ago

William Shatner Is Crowdsourcing Ideas For His Bonkers Drought Plan

Alissa Walker

The Secret History Of The Most Famous Neon Sign In The World

6 years ago

The Secret History Of The Most Famous Neon Sign In The World

Alissa Walker

Tesla’s New Battery Could Solve One Of Solar Power’s Biggest Problems

6 years ago

Tesla’s New Battery Could Solve One Of Solar Power’s Biggest Problems

Alissa Walker

Why The Data On California’s Biggest Water Hogs Isn’t Public

6 years ago

Why The Data On California’s Biggest Water Hogs Isn’t Public

Alissa Walker

Here’s What The World’s Tallest Residential Building Will Look Like

6 years ago

Here’s What The World’s Tallest Residential Building Will Look Like

Alissa Walker

7 Endangered Examples Of The Most Hated Architectural Style Ever

6 years ago

7 Endangered Examples Of The Most Hated Architectural Style Ever

George Lucas Wants To Build Affordable Housing On His Skywalker Ranch

6 years ago

George Lucas Wants To Build Affordable Housing On His Skywalker Ranch

That Time The US Postal Service Actually Used Gyrocopters To Deliver Mail

6 years ago

That Time The US Postal Service Actually Used Gyrocopters To Deliver Mail

Is Crazy Tech Really The Answer To Keeping People On Bikes Safe?

6 years ago

Is Crazy Tech Really The Answer To Keeping People On Bikes Safe?

What Are Water Rights?

6 years ago

What Are Water Rights?

Making Abandoned Homes Look Occupied Is A Booming Business

6 years ago

Making Abandoned Homes Look Occupied Is A Booming Business

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Seriously, Stop Demonising Almonds

6 years ago

Seriously, Stop Demonising Almonds

Only Six Of Today’s Baseball Stadiums Were Built Before 1989

6 years ago

Only Six Of Today’s Baseball Stadiums Were Built Before 1989

These New Parking Signs Are Brilliant, And Every City Should Copy Them

6 years ago

These New Parking Signs Are Brilliant, And Every City Should Copy Them

Can You Guess A City By Its Transit Stops Alone?

6 years ago

Can You Guess A City By Its Transit Stops Alone?

A Guide To Scientology’s Most Ostentatious Real Estate

6 years ago

A Guide To Scientology’s Most Ostentatious Real Estate

The Guerrilla Movement To Deploy Sensors All Over Your City

6 years ago

The Guerrilla Movement To Deploy Sensors All Over Your City

Annalee Newitz

The Most Isolated Town On Earth Wants A Radical Redesign

6 years ago

The Most Isolated Town On Earth Wants A Radical Redesign

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Facebook Is Using Famous Instagrammers To Show Off Its New Office

6 years ago

Facebook Is Using Famous Instagrammers To Show Off Its New Office