The world’s current tallest skyscraper is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. It’s 828 metres tall. But we could go taller. Flickr/Cristian Viarisio May 16, 2019 Curious Kids: what’s the tallest skyscraper it’s possible to build? Philip Oldfield, UNSW Sydney It would be difficult, but we could probably build a tower over 2,000 metres tall, which would be like ten normal skyscrapers on top of each other! This is probably not a very good idea though.
Phillippe Put/Flickr December 7, 2017 It’s time to recognise how harmful high-rise living can be for residents Royce Turner, University of Huddersfield and Andrea Wigfield, University of Sheffield Residents may be right to fear for their lives.
How do they each know what to do? Tim Nowack August 29, 2017 How do fire ants form giant rafts to survive floods? Craig Tovey, Georgia Institute of Technology Researchers identified simple behavioral rules that allow these tiny creatures to collaboratively build elaborate structures, with no one in charge.