Naypyidaw: The Empty Capital Built to Hide Power Imagine commuting to work on a train that feels like a rollercoaster. It dives deep underground through solid rock, emerges high above a river on a towering bridge, and even passes straight through the middle of a high-rise apartment building. For millions of people in Chongqing, China,…
Russia is building megaprojects on a scale few nations can match. From high-speed railways that span thousands of kilometers to colossal pipelines stretching through frozen wilderness, and from towering skyscrapers to massive Arctic energy hubs, these projects are redefining one of the largest and most resource-rich countries on Earth. They are more than just feats…
Imagine driving down a highway so massive that a commercial airliner could land on it. Twenty flawless lanes stretch out before you, perfectly paved and eerily silent. There are no cars, no honking horns, not even a stray pedestrian. Just miles of empty concrete cutting through a landscape dotted with glittering government buildings, hotels, and…
Imagine a nation where happiness isn’t a luxury but a constitutional right. Picture a place where healthcare and education are free, traffic lights don’t exist, and every policy is weighed against cultural preservation and the well-being of citizens. This is Bhutan, a Himalayan kingdom often described as the world’s happiest country. But behind the serene…
Massive craters once powered one of the world’s strongest economies. Today, those same pits are being filled with billions of gallons of water, transforming scars of coal mining into vast artificial lakes. Germany has launched one of the most ambitious land restoration programs on Earth. Abandoned coal mines, once symbols of industrial might, are now…
Egypt a land defined for centuries by the Nile and the pyramids now stands on the edge of a transformation so vast it could rival anything in its ancient history. The country is not only trying to preserve its heritage but also build an entirely new identity: one of high-speed railways, nuclear power plants, futuristic…
There is a construction project in southern China that very few outside the country have heard of. It is not a high-speed rail line, a new expressway, or another glass tower rising into the clouds. It is a canal. And not just any canal. Stretching more than 130 kilometers, the Pinglu Canal is the first…
Twelve thousand years ago, Tasmania was part of mainland Australia. Rising seas cut the island off, leaving it isolated in the roaring waters of the Bass Strait. Today, engineers and policymakers are asking a question that sounds impossible: could Tasmania be reconnected by one of the most extreme bridges or tunnels the world has ever…
In the quiet farmlands of Solano County, California, something unusual began happening in 2017. Local farmers started receiving offers they could hardly believe sometimes five times the going market rate for their land. These weren’t small plots. They were selling hundreds of acres, enough to make a serious dent in the county’s agricultural map. No…
Picture a skyscraper so tall that it dwarfs the Eiffel Tower three times over. A building so high it vanishes into the haze, seemingly piercing the edge of the sky. This is the Jeddah Tower an ambitious megaproject rising from the sands of Saudi Arabia, designed to reach an unprecedented height of over 1,000 meters. Once…
Egypt is building Africa’s first high-speed rail network a fully electric system stretching more than 2,000 kilometers, linking 60 cities at speeds of up to 250 kilometers per hour. With an estimated cost of over $23 billion, this project is more than just transportation. It’s a national spine of steel and power, connecting the Red…
The Red Sea has always been a natural divide between Asia and Africa, but Saudi Arabia and Egypt are working on a plan that could change that forever. Their vision is bold a massive bridge spanning nearly 32 kilometers, physically linking the Arabian Peninsula to the African continent. It’s a connection that could redraw global…