Juvenile sloth bear rescued from rocks in Kotagiri by Forest Department and Fire Service, receiving first aid before release.

Those contraptions that can still be found in fields across Wyoming and the West look like Medieval torture devices. Turns out, the 30-foot ...

According to the police report, the teen told officers she was walking downtown to view the scenery when her hat blew off.

Overview: Dive into today’s Strands puzzle built around the theme “Simple Machine,” celebrating the fundamental tools that make work easier.Understand the meani ...

WIDER restoration plans at the Anderton Boat Lift have been temporarily shelved to prioritise getting the iconic structure operational again.

South Bristol, N.Y. ― Bristol Mountain ski resort in Ontario County had a mechanical failure on a ski lift Saturday night that led to the evacuation of skiers stuck in the chairs using ropes. The ...

Look closely at the massive scaffolding being erected around 26 Court St. in downtown Boston and you can glimpse a piece of the construction industry’s automated future. For centuries, even millennia, ...

All serious sport-fishing boats sport a pair of outriggers in order to widen the spread and get more lines trolling behind the boat. Most boats over 50 feet now come with a set of triple-spreader ...

Many fire departments provide much more than suppression activities in the emergency services, including technical rescue. In the world of rope rescue, the rescue team still has to move a victim up, ...

There may be occasions when a fire department is called upon to perform a rescue involving a heavy load or removal of a victim from above or below ground. Mechanical advantage systems increase the ...