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Google's satellite image service may increase public interest in imaging technology and the surprises that lurk in imaging data.

Global warming is not all gloom and doom. Some believe that climate change would be beneficial.

A new engineering technique could result in buildings on demand: Just add water to a bag and inflate it.

The solar tower,a renewable energy plant that pumps out as much power as a small reactor, finds a build location.

Genetic engineering can increase a plant's ability to absorb toxic metals by over 400%.

Howitzers, explosives, hydrogen-filled balloons, and other solutions exist to prevent avalanches and landslides.

A 150-acre eco-friendly theme park is being developed on the outskirts of Las Vegas.

A review of five new bridges featuring latest technology, materials, and designs.

From wearable solar radios to clothes made of organic cotton, 'green' gifts are becoming popular.

Can making roads seem more dangerous actually make them safer? A new form of traffic engineering turns traditional traffic planning upside down.

Other states are studying California's newly launched voluntary program that offers incentives to landowners to leave forests standing.

Why did one of the world's largest metropolitan centers become a ghost town?

Hurricane Ivan, one of the most powerful recent Atlantic storms may not be the last.

The Freedom Tower at Ground Zero will feature energy-efficient technology, solar panels, and the world's first urban wind farm. The building designed to be the world's tallest would also be an icon for environment-friendly architecture.

China gears up to build new, smaller nuclear plants to solve its growing energy needs.

If you know the lingo, you can visualize the dense architecture that sprawls beneath our streets.

Debates over aesthetics, cost, financing, and engineering surround the monumental public works project on two of the most dangerous earthquake fault lines in California.

Caltrans' new $5 billion project would be an engineering feat and is meant to serve as a lifeline in the event of a devastating earthquake.

Wired Magazine interviews Cameron Sinclair, director of Architecture for Humanity -- an effort to bring world-class architecture to impoverished areas.

MIT studies how future inhabitants of Mars can not only survive, but live a good life.