TEHRAN- A restoration project has been commenced on a Qajar-era (1789-1925) Ab-Anbar (cistern) in the historical structure of ...

An excavation and extinguishing plan aims to eliminate the century-old coal fire hazard that can reach temperatures of up to 1000 degrees.

First responders saved a woman who became trapped in a deep hole at her home in Spencerport Thursday afternoon.

Has your interest in alternative water systems made you ask, what is a cistern? Read on to learn about this ancient way to ...

In line with NCDA's interior design theme of rhythmic patterns of underground cisterns, the lighting inspiration is drawn from the underground cisterns' tranquil yet theatrical atmosphere and ...

The English would call them "Tiny Houses": small autonomous homes, reduced in size but in this case, with extremely refined ...

Some had a practical reason for venturing underground—quarrying stone for building material, digging out cisterns or mining salt. Others were drawn there for spiritual purposes, building shrines ...

According to past travelers, the Basilica Cistern is easy to miss but worth checking out, despite its lack of interior ...

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - the leading international body on global warming - last month argued the global average temperature rise needed to be kept below 1.5C - not 2C as noted ...

Cuba has repeatedly failed to bring its electrical grid back up as a result of fuel shortages and deteriorating ...

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