The effects of a snow storm on distribution lines. Utility poles carry high-voltage transmission wires, lower voltage distribution wires, communications lines and transformers. Leaning poles are more ...

New York Times media columnist David Carr sparked a ruckus after a Friday appearance on “Real Time With Bill Maher,” where he referred to the states of Kansas and Missouri — “the middle places” — as ...

Pilots often lack experience with sloping runways, which can create significant challenges, particularly for those trained at large, flat-runway airports. Sloping runways cause visual illusions: ...