Traditional highrise designs rely on a rigid concrete core, which typically place elevators and stairwells inside the central ...

A team of researchers at University of British Columbia has developed a new design for highrises that could help tall ...

Landslide-generated tsunamis pose a serious risk to coastal communities, particularly within narrow fjords where tall cliffs ...

Landslide-generated tsunamis pose a serious risk to coastal communities, particularly within narrow fjords where tall cliffs can trap and amplify ...

Following the end of World War II in 1945, Turkey held its first multi-party elections in 1946. After the elections, as the ...

BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the fourth ...

" President Xi Jinping inaugurated on Tuesday the 4th Ministerial Meeting of the China-CELAC Forum. At this event, he highlighted the deepening of practical cooperation in trade, investment, finance, ...

UBC researchers have developed a new structural system that helps high-rise buildings withstand major earthquakes—keeping ...

Landslide-generated tsunamis pose a serious risk to coastal communities, particularly within narrow fjords where tall cliffs ...

Keeping the nation's lights on is no small job. The grid we take for granted involves large, expensive equipment, most ...