State of the art, one of the seven wonders of the Ancient World, the great lighthouse of Alexandria, built around 280 B.C., towered some 450 feet above Egypt's greatest harbor. At that height, it was ...

A spectacular 19th century creation that’s been sitting in a Maryland office building for 40 years, will soon go on public display.

Just under a month after the restoration and preservation of the Tybee Lighthouse was completed, a prism has shattered. According to Tybee Island Historical Society Director Sarah Jones, part of the ...

Sophia is your community news reporter covering the North Coast of San Luis Obispo County, including Los Osos, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria and San Simeon. For nearly 150 years, the Piedras Blancas ...

A lens manufactured in France in 1902 is shining high atop Montauk Point Lighthouse once again. Earlier this month the U.S. Coast Guard relit the clamshell-shaped Fresnel lens, which guided mariners ...

The unique history of the Crooked River Lighthouse’s lens in Carrabelle, Florida. The Crooked River Lighthouse’s Executive Director, Steve Allen, shares with us the unique qualities of the Fresnel ...

Work started Monday on a project to apply film to a tall glass structure surrounding the Piedras Blancas Lighthouse lens to protect it from ultraviolet light. Most of the work by San Luis Customs, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A team of physicists collaborating between the University of ...