Human engineering appears to have moved the planet, literally. According to new research published this month, the global boom in dam construction over the past two centuries has caused measurable ...

Over the past two centuries, the construction of thousands of dams has done more than just tame rivers – it has shifted the Earth’s North Pole about a meter from its original position. By storing ...

It isn't surprising to know how insignificant-looking smaller changes can ripple through our lives, resulting in huge waves that we might never expect. Just as a tiny shift in the mechanisms of the ...

A key dam for Middle Rio Grande Valley farmers has been out of commission for over a year as it undergoes a $33 million rehabilitation project. But the federal Bureau of Reclamation announced at a ...

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Underground dams construction can offer a potential way forwards in the quest to source sustainable water supplies when ...

LEXINGTON, S.C. — Nearly a century after its construction began, the Dreher Shoals Dam — better known as the Lake Murray Dam — has been officially recognized as a National Historic Civil Engineering ...

Hurricane Florence caused significant damage to Boiling Spring Lakes in 2018, leading to the draining of Big Lake and the destruction of several dams. Reconstruction efforts have been delayed due to ...