The hydropower dam, in quake-prone Tibet, is set to be the world’s biggest. But China has said little about the project, ...

One of the largest and most remarkable human-made structures in the world, China’s Three Gorges Dam, has achieved feats far beyond energy production. This colossal dam, built on the Yangtze ...

the role played by the massive and controversial Three Gorges Dam - designed to help tame the Yangtze river - has come under fresh scrutiny. Amid some of the heaviest rainfall on record ...

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NASA reports that the construction and operation of China's Three Gorges Dam have slightly slowed Earth's rotation by 0.06 microseconds. This effect is due to the redistribution of water mass ...

China's ambitious engineers are at it again, not satisfied with the already colossal Three Gorges Dam, which towers at over 600 feet and stretches nearly 8,000 feet wide. This engineering marvel ...

Tibet project estimated at 60GW would be nearly three times the size of China's Three Gorges Dam, pictured above, which began operating in 2006. Photo: "ThreeGorgesDam-China2009" by Le Grand ...

Weeks after announcing plans to construct the world's largest dam, China has now unveiled another ambitious project intending to harness solar power. Calling it "another Three Gorges Dam project ...

A gigantic hydroelectric project is predicted to provide power for more than 300 million homes when it is completed - but it comes at an eye-watering cost ...

It is the highest river in the world, and a 31-mile (50-kilometer) section in the South Tibet ... though likely not as many as Three Gorges, which uprooted and moved 1.4 million people. The Medog dam ...

The dragon has named the new initiative ‘Three Gorges Dam Project in Space’. Its blueprint has been designed by China’s famous rocket scientist – Long Lehao. Under this project ...

China’s Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River. The announced cost is $137 billion. The Economist calls the new dam “the world’s most expensive infrastructure project.” And perhaps it is the world’s ...