✨🌈🪐 Videos & News Today • August 4, 2025

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Michael Cosentino
August 4th, 2025

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🌆 Engineering Marvels Week

This week we're exploring Engineering Marvels – the bridges, buildings, machines, and mega-projects that make you wonder "how did humans even build that?" From skyscrapers that scrape the sky to tunnels that burrow beneath oceans, engineers solve problems most of us never think about. Whether it's ancient Roman aqueducts or modern subway systems, good engineering often looks like magic – until you peek behind the curtain.

In today's science news: 41,000 giant turtles 🐢, a 3,800-year-old amulet 🧿, and a clue to why we exist 💭. More headlines after today's video 👇

 

Could we actually build a skyscraper that stretches a full mile into the sky? This TED-Ed animation breaks down the engineering challenges that make super-tall buildings so tricky—from wind loads to elevator logistics to the sheer weight of all that concrete and steel.

 

🪐🧬🧠 Things We Learned Today

 

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