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$2.07B Copper World mine approved for construction in southern Arizona



Construction has been approved for the $2.07 billion Copper World project in southern Arizona, advancing a major new open-pit copper mine and processing complex towards first production in the second...

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Miami supertall rises with nine offset cubes and 25 ft cantilever



Construction of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences in Miami is approaching its final height, with the 1,049 ft tower set to become Florida's first supertall building and one of the city's most...

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Spain examines signalling and operational failures after high-speed train disaster



At least 69 people have been killed and more than 100 injured after two high-speed trains collided on the Madrid-Seville railway south of the Spanish capital, in the second fatal high-speed rail accid...

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Twin HS2 M6 South viaducts now structurally complete after final launch



HS2 has completed the installation of the final viaduct section over the M6 near Chelmsley Wood, marking the structural completion of both M6 South viaducts and closing a major phase of railway constr...

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Questions over approvals emerge after 18-storey building collapses in Nairobi and six rescued as search continues



Rescue teams are continuing to search through the remains of an 18-storey building that collapsed in Nairobi's Eastleigh district on Friday 23 October, with six people reported rescued alive while doz...

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102-year-old Atlanta bridge remains closed after support wall collapse into creek



A 102-year-old bridge over Peachtree Creek in northwest Atlanta remains closed after part of its outer support wall collapsed into the water, prompting structural inspections and a wider investigation...

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New gravity dam protects contaminated sediments at Lake Conestee



A new roller-compacted concrete dam has been completed at Lake Conestee near Greenville, South Carolina, replacing the critical containment role of a structure dating from 1892 and removing a long-sta...

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School collapse kills at least 34 as rescue operation continues in Pakistan



At least 35 people, including 34 pupils and a teacher, have been killed after part of a private school collapsed in Peshawar, northwest Pakistan, trapping children beneath the rubble during morning le...

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Meta's $6.6B research tax credits questioned amid massive AI data center buildout



Meta's rapidly expanding AI infrastructure programme is drawing congressional scrutiny over whether expenses associated with the design, construction and operation of highly specialised data centers s...

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Kikai-akahoya eruption reshaped prehistoric japanese population patterns, study finds



A new international study led by Lund University has examined population-level changes in prehistoric Japan following the Kikai-Akahoya volcanic eruption, which occurred approximately 7,300 years ago....

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