An environmental group in Mississippi might have broken a Guinness World Record with a cayenne pepper plant that grew to be ...

The 166-year-old Himalayan cedar grew to 100ft tall after being planted in Edinburgh during a visit by Queen Victoria's son, ...

Jeddah Tower, soon to be the world's tallest building, is rapidly rising into the Saudi Arabian sky as construction steams ahead. And now its developers have announced they expect it to be ...

THE world’s first tower over a kilometre high finally has a completion date after a $1.2billion splurge and a string of ...

Developer Kingdom Holding Company announced that the project, which will be the world's tallest building when completed, had restarted at a ceremony last week. "Construction of the Jeddah Tower ...

This week on Dezeen, we reported that construction of the world's tallest skyscraper, the Jeddah Tower by Adrian Smith + Gill Gordon Architecture, officially resumed in Saudi Arabia. Previously ...

It was subsequently recognised by Guinness World Records as the world's tallest outdoor elevator on 16 July 2015 and is claimed to be the fastest passenger elevator with the largest loading capacity.

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California's Redwood National Park is home to some of the largest trees on earth. A particular hike will bring you up close ...

In recent years, Dhaka’s urban skyline has undergone a dramatic transformation, with towering skyscrapers becoming a dominant ...

A pensioner whose body was found near the bottom of Ireland's tallest cliffs suffered two depressed fractures to the back of ...