Our street was hectic and noisy for two months last summer as a storm drainage system was brought up to snuff. Hearing an at times steady vroom-vroom and ding-ding-ding, I wondered about the ...

The cable-operated excavator is the earliest documented self-powered machine ever used to move earth. Its earliest form, the steam shovel, has roots going back to the very first mechanical excavator, ...

Even an old shovel with a broken handle isn't totally useless. If your collection of garden tools in need of repair seems more like an abundance of garage clutter, it's time to upcycle some of it into ...