Three Gorges Dam is the largest hydropower project ever built. When construction began in 1994, it was designed not only to generate electricity to propel China’s breakneck economic growth, but also to tame China’s longest river, shield millions of people from fatal floods and, as a symbol of technological prowess, become a searing point of … Read more
Three Gorges Dam is the largest hydropower project ever built. When construction began in 1994, it was designed not only to generate electricity to propel China’s breakneck economic growth, but also to tame China’s longest river, shield millions of people from fatal floods and, as a symbol of technological prowess, become a searing point of … Read more
Written by Oscar Holland, CNN Kendall Jenner may hail from one of America’s most lavish celebrity families, but her Los Angeles home is more toned-down than you might expect. Opening the doors to her Mediterranean-style house for the next issue of Architectural Digest, the model and reality TV star has revealed a preference for subtle, … Read more
Below the mountains that overlook Hong Kong’s financial district, drainage engineer Alex Lau is ankle-deep in water flowing into a giant tunnel almost twice the height of a double-decker bus. Part of a ground-breaking, $3.8 billion (30 billion Hong Kong dollar) drainage network, this tunnel runs nearly the length of Hong Kong Island and has … Read more
Written by Rob Picheta, CNN Authorities inspecting a seafood store in Spain have discovered a collection of ancient Roman containers, called amphorae, some of which could have been created in the first century and recovered from shipwrecks off the Mediterranean coast. A total of 13 Roman amphorae were found, alongside a metal anchor from the … Read more
Written by Rebecca Cairns, CNN Although we’re surrounded by millions of them every day, most of us don’t think about bricks too often. For thousands of years, the humble clay-fired brick hasn’t changed. The building blocks of modern suburban homes would be familiar to the city planners of ancient Babylon, the bricklayers of the Great … Read more
Written by Video by Ed Scott-ClarkeWords by CNN Staff CNN’s series often carry sponsorship originating from the countries and regions we profile. However, CNN retains full editorial control over all of its reports. Our sponsorship policy. Before the Burj Khalifa, before the Burj Al Arab, there was the Dubai World Trade Centre. Completed in 1979, … Read more