We live in an age where engineering marvels are commonplace: airplanes crisscross the sky, skyscrapers grow like weeds, and spacecraft reach for the stars. But every so often, we see something unusual ...

On May 24, 2002, the Falkirk Wheel was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II as part of her Golden Jubilee celebrations.

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A charity hero who is rowing 100 miles across the country in his home-made tin boat has hailed the latest landmark he has visited as "an absolutely wonderful bit of British engineering". "Major Mick" ...

Eric Wightman's life is intertwined with Scotland's canals. Growing up in Polmont, near Falkirk, the banks of the Union Canal were his childhood playground. In adulthood he saw the Union and the Forth ...

We live in an age where engineering marvels are commonplace: airplanes crisscross the sky, skyscrapers grow like weeds, and spacecraft reach for the stars. But every so often, we see something unusual ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...

A charity hero who is rowing 100 miles across the country in his home-made tin boat has hailed the latest landmark he has visited as “an absolutely wonderful bit of British engineering”. “Major Mick” ...

Michael Stanley, 80, rowed along the Scottish landmark as part of his challenge on his home-made Tintanic II vessel. Michael Stanley, known as ‘Major Mick’, with his home-made boat ‘Tintanic II’ at ...