There are roof shapes and ratios that maximize heat retainment and energy efficiency and, interestingly, ancient Italian architects and builders seemed to know it, too.

Purple is a combination of wavelengths from opposite extremes of the spectrum, which technically deosn’t make any sense, but ...

With a new report on pavement conditions, RTC recommended to the Board of Supervisors budgets for three transportation funds while excluding requests for personnel.

Female trees and tubular flowers are just a couple of our recommendations to reduce pollen counts in your garden.

This North Yorkshire Moors spring walk has been crowned among the greatest in Britain by The Telegraph and has been hailed a ...

While serving as a visiting professor in Benevento, outside of Naples, Italy, Adrian Bejan noticed something about the local architecture: All the ...

About five hours later, he guesses, he was on top of Double Cone. Peak No. 1, in the bag. The next day, he climbed Stargazer and Mount Aspiring. Near the end of that first week, he climbed one ...

I visited Japan's Izu Peninsula, and discovered delicious seafood, stunning coastal scenery, and relaxing onsens.

Cone cells come in three flavors ... All three types of cones can absorb numerous wavelengths close to their peak—though, that absorption gets weaker the farther you stray from the peak ...