North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein has requested $13.5 billion in new funding from Congress to support Hurricane Helene recovery efforts. Stein was joined by members of the Governor’s Advisory Committee ...

One of the boats was carrying mostly students who were returning to town for the start of the new school year, residents of the area said. By Saikou Jammeh and Justin Makangara Saikou Jammeh reported ...

MANY traditional families aspire for their children to become professionals in their chosen field. There is a certain prestige that comes with attaching a title to one’s name – doctor, for instance, ...

Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and coastal Mississippi 20 years ago, exposing major failures in planning, engineering and disaster response. The storm reshaped FEMA, sparked new laws ...

Natural disasters—including the recent flooding in Texas in early July—are of pressing concern, given the possibility of increased frequency and damage from climate change. Climate Central, a ...

It’s one of the most famous space missions in history, and it almost ended in tragedy. In April 1970, Apollo 13 was headed to the moon when disaster struck. A critical failure crippled the ...

BEIJING, Aug 19 (Reuters) - At least three more people have died in heavy rains in northern China, state media said on Tuesday, taking to 13 the death toll in recent storms across the region, with ...

In a nutshell: Swedish consumer electronics company Teenage Engineering set out to design the world's cheapest computer case – and at a cost of $0, it has succeeded. The Computer-2 is a small form ...

The submersible's implosion was an avoidable tragedy caused by cost-cutting, ignoring engineering principles, and a "toxic" work environment. The submersible's implosion was an avoidable tragedy ...

Sudan suffers from a neglect and indifference that seems to reflect the new shape of global politics. The superlatives in Sudan remain stark. The country is home to the world’s worst hunger crisis, a ...

ABSTRACT: The large deep foundation pit projects usually face complex geological conditions, with high possibility of engineering disasters and difficult construction technology. Foundation pit ...