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The living bridges are vital in the rainy season.
bridges

Toward a Better Understanding of South Asia's 'Living Bridges'

Human and plant, working together.
Isaac Schultz December 16, 2019
The Black Arch from far away.
Larne, Northern Ireland

Blackcave Tunnel and the Devil's Churn

The "Black Arch" guards the entrance to the picturesque Glens of Antrim.
Welcome back to England, buddy!
animals

On an English Estate, Reintroduced Beavers Might Make a Damn Difference

These ecosystem engineers have a good track record in helping restore wetlands.
Jessica Leigh Hester December 5, 2019
The kiln was demolished, but its chambers were still obvious.
infrastructure

A Kiln That Fired Millions of Clay Pipes Was Unearthed Under a Montreal Bridge

Archaeologists recently dug it up—but now they're putting an end to its brief affair with open air.
Jessica Leigh Hester December 2, 2019
The Omsk Metro was conceived in the early-1980s and began construction in 1992.
Omsk, Russia

Pushkin Library Metro Station

A "station to nowhere" marks the site of a Siberian subway project that never saw the light of day.
The flex gates to protect subway stations are tested with lots of water.
floods

How Do You Keep a Subway From Flooding in the Age of Rising Seas?

You seal it up, but you have to test it first.
Isaac Schultz November 21, 2019
The Rubjerg Knude lighthouse, on the move.
lighthouses

More and More Lighthouses Are Moving Away From the Shore

A Danish structure is the latest to evade erosion by migrating inland.
Jessica Leigh Hester November 19, 2019
Exterior of the station.
Brooklyn, New York

Smith-9 Street Station

The highest rapid transit station in the world.
Botanic Gardens station platform.
Glasgow, Scotland

Botanic Gardens Railway Station

The abandoned transportation hub hides within the Glasgow attraction it once served.
Tower of Wind.
Kawasaki, Japan

Tower of Wind

Curious onlookers have suspected this strange structure is a secret government base.
Seikan Tunnel.
Japan

Seikan Tunnel

The world's longest tunnel with an undersea section.
The ruins of the Malpasset Dam.
Fréjus, France

Barrage de Malpasset (Malpasset Dam)

The ruins stand as a somber reminder of France’s worst civil catastrophe of the 20th century.
The plaque.
Oxford, England

Site of the Rewley Road Rail Station

A plaque is all that remains of a lost Oxford transport hub.
Southern side of the Seventh Street Improvement Arches.
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Seventh Street Improvement Arches

This double-arched masonry highway bridge is the only structure of its kind in Minnesota.
Arches of the pier.
Progreso, Mexico

Puerto de Altura (Progreso Pier)

It would take you approximately an hour and a half to walk to the end of Mexico's largest pier.
The bridge has been in the open position for decades.
Oxford, England

Rewley Road Swing Bridge

The remnants of this unusual bridge await an uncertain fate.
Qaqortoq, Greenland. The town's helipad can be seen on the far left.
Qaqortoq, Greenland

Qaqortoq Road

In a country where driving from one town to another is literally impossible, this small stretch of gravel is a remarkable feat.
Abandoned Eriksdal Train Tunnel.
Södermalm, Sweden

Abandoned Eriksdal Train Tunnel

It was meant to help transport wounded soldiers to a secret underground hospital.