Construction workers are frequently exposed to injury-inducing hazards, and various interventions have been proposed to make the work safer.

In research that could aid decisions about future asteroids on a collision course with Earth, MIT scientists have for the first time determined the composition of a near-Earth asteroid that has a very slight possibility of someday hitting our planet.

Learner drivers are being invited to test how good — or bad — they are at spotting potential hazards on road, with the help of University of Nottingham researchers.

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the world's largest nuclear plant on Monday, July 16, causing a transformer fire. Since then, revelations have been coming out about spills and leaks at the plant.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined on July 11 that the probable cause of the ceiling collapse in the D Street portal of Interstate 90 connector tunnel in Boston, Massachusetts, was inappropriate use of an epoxy anchor adhesive. Over time, the epoxy deformed and fractured until several ceiling support anchors pulled free and allowed a portion of the ceiling to collapse.