Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook and Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. The work of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers often goes largely unseen and ...

Dezeen Wire: developers seeking planning permission for a river park that will float on the Thames River in London have built a 1:100 scale model to test its impact on the river's flow. The model was ...

Discover the step-by-step creation of a stunning miniature landscape, combining detailed diorama techniques and realistic model building. Follow along as each element—road, railway, river, and ...

In 1936, after nearly two decades of devastating floods in the Mississippi River Basin, Congress passed the Flood Control Act, which funneled over $300 million into dams and other projects that ...