In the era when American cities regularly caught fire, the widespread destruction seeded what looks, in retrospect, like ...

While earthquakes have caused disasters since early California, destruction from wildfires is a modern phenomenon ...

A lurch in the Earth’s tectonic plates can wreak havoc at any time – as we’ve just seen in Vanuatu. How do scientists measure ...

But also how ancient roots mean it’s hard to find any city in Italy, whatever the size, without a compelling historic heart.

Reconstructing fire-ravaged neighborhoods in their former image could make residents sitting ducks for future blazes, experts ...

Palestinians returning to their homes in Gaza were shocked at the extent of the destruction and devastation left behind by ...

This is the full extent of the Wufeng Lin family’s Lower House that is open to the public. If you have time, you may also want to check out the Upper House properties, including the Yipu Mansion next ...

A trailblazing new tour takes cyclists to remote villages and ancient monasteries in the country’s spectacular highlands ...

Eager faces look up towards the intricately carved window where the living Goddess is about to make an appearance. Suddenly, a male face comes into view an..

They still carry nuts and bolts, saws and power drills, hammers and nails. They still mix paint, copy keys, cut glass. They will sell you a gasket for your leaky faucet and offer guidance on how to ...

And London was not alone. After the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, city leaders built a massive new opera house. A month after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, the French actress Sarah Bernhardt gave a ...

A powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan, leaving 27 injured and causing structural damage. Rescuers saved six, including a baby, from a collapsed house in Tainan. The quake ...