A massive 2014 flooding event in southeast Michigan showed why systems thinking beats local thinking in flood protection, researchers say.

Sinking land may affect nearly 270 million urban residents in China. Researchers say the problem is global, too.

An engineer explains what happened to the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore, including how its design played a role.

Origami modules that fold and adapt into different shapes could one day allow for construction in all sorts of places, including outer space.

"The increasing frequency of extreme climate events necessitates more frequent evaluation and retrofit of structures."

Safer infrastructure could help prevent catastrophic destruction like that in the Syrian and Turkey earthquakes, argues Rachel Abercrombie.

"Tiger deaths along the roads and railways would reduce the tiger population from around 130 animals to just 50 animals over a 20-year period."

Researchers have a new explanation for why pedestrian bridges wobble and sway: Too many people are crossing at once and simply trying not to fall over.

For most of the last century and a half, political party competition in the US has had positive effects on the welfare of Americans, researchers say.

Following a storm that left Texans without electricity, water, and heat, a report shows the complete costs of power outages remain unknown years later.