Improve railway safety with new way to analyze track conditions
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Roads that last a century, not a season
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Power restored in Spain and Portugal; nobody knows why it went out
After a massive power outage Monday, almost all power had been restored Tuesday, with transportation slowly returning to normal after a day of chaos and an evening of celebration.
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Countdown to catastrophe: The quake that could sink and flood the Pacific Northwest
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Satellite images reveal how Earth’s surface moved during deadly Myanmar earthquake
European satellites captured radar images of Myanmar before and after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck on March 28, revealing significant ground movement.
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$2.4B California people mover mothballed
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Ready to cast your vote? Society election opens this week
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