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Six houses lost to the Atlantic in North Carolina’s Outer Banks

Six unoccupied homes in Buxton, North Carolina, collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean on October 1, 2025, as Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda stirred heavy surf offshore. The houses, once elevated on woode...

Maryland and constellation reach $340M pact for Conowingo Dam water quality improvements

Maryland Governor Wes Moore revealed a new agreement with Constellation Energy to carry out operational improvements and environmental restoration at the Conowingo Dam, aimed at strengthening water q...

3D-printed ceramic helix structures aid reef recovery and coastal resilience

Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa have developed and field-tested novel 3D-printed ceramic modules designed to boost survival and settlement rates of juvenile corals. These spiral-sha...

Fatal School Collapse in Indonesia Traps Dozens of Students

Rescue operations continue in East Java, Indonesia, after the collapse of the Al-Khoziny Islamic Boarding School in Sidoarjo left dozens of students trapped beneath the rubble. The incident occurred...

Solar Power Expansion Brings Relief to Yemen’s Strained Grid and Offers Hope in the Middle East Energy Scheme

Yemen’s first large-scale solar power facility, the Aden Solar Power Plant, is representing a significant addition to the country’s electricity generation capacity. Operational since July 2024 and fu...

DOE to test cutting-edge mining technologies at four U.S. mines

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched a new funding initiative totaling US $95 million known as “Mine of the Future,” aimed at accelerating innovation in mining and mineral processing tech...

Zambia and Tanzania Strengthen Copper Export Routes with Chinese Deal

China, Zambia, and Tanzania have formalized a $1.4 billion agreement to modernize the Tanzania–Zambia Railway Authority (Tazara), a 1,860-kilometre line built in the 1970s with Chinese assistance und...

India accelerates Upper Siang Dam to counter China’s mega hydropower project

India is moving ahead with plans to construct a massive dam in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh in response to China’s announcement of a colossal hydropower project upstream in Tibet. The...

Foundation Failure Triggers Building Collapse in Victoria, Gozo

On September 27, 2025, heavy rainfall in Victoria, Gozo, caused the partial collapse of several abandoned buildings along Triq Pawlu Portelli. The foundations gave way, sending the structures crashin...

HS2 Accelerator Expands to Boost Value, Safety, and Productivity

HS2 Ltd has launched the eighth round of its Innovation Accelerator programme, aiming to support the reset of Britain’s largest infrastructure project. The initiative, run in partnership with Connect...

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