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Energy

Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland

The Gasworks Museum

Former coal-powered facility turned museum.

London, England

Oval Gasholder

How did a fuel storage container become one of the most famous sights in the sporting world of cricket?

A 17th-century engraving depicts a star fort coming under siege.

Star Forts Are Military History, and the Base of Some Strange Conspiracy Theories

Examining why these ubiquitous, obsolete fortifications carry an air of mystery.

Colin Dickey April 15, 2024

17 Places That Harness the Power of the Sun

From restaurants that run on solar ovens to the largest solar tower in the world.

Jonathan Carey March 22, 2024

Hellishelðivegur, Iceland

Hveradalir Geothermal Area

A geothermal paradise with bubbling mud pools and bright blue hot springs.

Renslow, Washington

Wild Horse Wind Farm

A large wind turbine installation in central Washington State is home to an extensive set of interpretive exhibits.

Novak Djokovic celebrates his 2023 French Open victory June 11 in Paris; the tennis icon has credited his success to a number of unconventional beliefs.

Novak Djokovic and the Power of a Bosnian Pyramid

The "miraculous energy" at this controversial site in Visoko has attracted many believers, including the tennis great.

Daniel Schreiber June 28, 2023

Oblique view of the falls.

Coulee City, Washington

Summer Falls

This large artificial waterfall in Washington state was merely an incidental byproduct of a technological megaproject.

Tummel Bridge Hydro Power Station

Tummel Bridge, Scotland

Tummel Bridge Hydro Power Station

One of Scotland's earliest hydroelectric power stations.

Part of a portable nuclear power plant arrives at Camp Century in 1960.

The U.S. Army Tried Portable Nuclear Power at Remote Bases 60 Years Ago

It didn't go well.

Paul Bierman August 30, 2021

Podcast: Shoreham Power Plant

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team June 29, 2021

Diesel generators

Nave de Motores de Pacífico (Pacifico Engine Shed)

Built to power trains, the engines in this building provided the entire city of Madrid with electricity during the Spanish Civil War.

Rubicon Power Station.

Rubicon, Australia

Rubicon Hydroelectric Scheme

One of the oldest operating hydroelectric power schemes in Australia.

An <em>Aurelia aurita</em> bloom, as translucent as it may be, actually hosts a nutritional bounty for its lucky consumer.

Why Do Marine Animals Love Gobbling Up Gelatinous Jellyfish?

Moon jellyfish are mostly water—but one part of these slippery creatures is surprisingly nutritious.

Isaac Schultz July 15, 2020

Remains of the atom smasher.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Westinghouse Atom Smasher

This icon of the Atomic Age now lays dormant.

A closer shot of Ashalim, again using the iPhone's digital zoom.

Ashalim, Israel

Ashalim Power Station

Deep in the Negev Desert, the world's tallest solar tower looks like a sight straight out of science fiction.

Copenhagen, Denmark

CopenHill

The world's first combination ski slope and power plant.

Alice Miceli, <em>Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, PTT-8 Sign, Highly Contaminated Ground, Belarus</em>, 2008

The Photographer Who X-Rayed Chernobyl

How to make the invisible visible.

Winnie Lee December 4, 2019