Fighting a traffic ticket. Hanging a curtain. Installing an air-conditioner. With his cult-hit online series, Noah Blau has made the mundane fascinating.

The Silicon Valley company’s ambitions to roll out autonomous cars nationwide have hit political roadblocks in some of the country’s biggest markets.

New York expands street sensors to map crossings, near-misses and traffic patterns.

A look at the quest to mine the bottom of the ocean for valuable minerals, the connection between light pollution and allergies and more climate news.

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Manhattan's rectangular grid creates a beautiful spectacle four times a year.

People filled the streets of New York on Thursday to get a glimpse of this year’s first Manhattanhenge. The spectacular view of the sun setting, flanked by the city’s streetscapes, will also occur on Friday and July 11 and 12.