New York’s Skyscrapers Changed With the City: From Art Deco Power to Billionaire Towers
New York’s skyline is more than a collection of famous buildings. It is a timeline of the city’s money, technology, ambition, and changing priorities. The Chrysler Building…
They Drilled Deeper Than Mount Everest Is High. Then Earth Fought Back
Humans have drilled deeper into Earth than ever before—but the hole is only about 23 centimeters wide at its deepest point. On the Kola Peninsula, Soviet scientists…
An Ancient Civilization Built Thousands Of Earthworks In The Amazon. Most Were Hidden Beneath The Trees
For centuries, the Amazon rainforest looked to outsiders like one of the world’s great untouched wildernesses. Then scientists began flying laser-scanning equipment over the trees. Beneath the…
These Giant Arrows Once Guided Drivers Along Route 66. Then The Road Changed
For decades, two enormous arrows stood beside Route 66 in Arizona, pointing travelers toward a roadside trading post in the middle of the desert. They were impossible…
Humans Left This Arctic Weather Station 30 Years Ago. Then Polar Bears Moved In
More than 30 years ago, scientists left an isolated weather station on Kolyuchin Island in Russia’s far northeast, leaving behind empty buildings on a rocky Arctic landscape….
He Left The City And Built His Own Home And Power System In A Remote Forest In Vietnam
Deep in a remote, mountainous part of northern Vietnam, Thanh built a life that looks almost completely different from modern city living. There is no conventional power…
Detroit Has A Hidden Collection Of Historic Cars — And They’re Kept Inside Giant Bubbles
Inside an unassuming warehouse in Detroit, dozens of historic automobiles sit sealed inside transparent bubbles, protected from the elements and largely hidden from public view. The collection…
Just 45 Minutes From Las Vegas, This Desert Town Is Filled With Abandoned Cars
Just 45 minutes south of the Las Vegas Strip, a dusty road leads into a place that looks as if time stopped decades ago. Weathered wooden buildings…
Humans Dug A 525-Meter-Deep Hole In Siberia — They Were Looking For Diamonds
Seen from space, the Mir diamond mine looks almost unreal: a gigantic circular excavation carved into the middle of Siberia, where the surrounding landscape stretches for miles….
Berlin Built A Giant Space-Age Building. Then It Sat Empty For Years
In 1979, West Berlin opened a building that looked less like a conference center than a spaceship waiting to leave Earth. More than 300 meters long and…