Yeah, I see you … taking the ICC elevator from floor two to floor three. Or worse, from floor three to floor two. Many of us consider the elevator a blessing, and sometimes this blessing introduces us ...

A 3D model of a space elevator. Credit: Bruce Irving/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 The space elevator has been a staple of science fiction for decades, from The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke to the ...

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The space elevator is one of those ideas that seems to have an endless supply of lives. Originally proposed about a century-and-a-quarter ago, this concept calls for a tether of supermaterial that ...

Scientists exploring ancient Egyptian sites have documented deep vertical shafts that resemble elevator-like drops carved into solid bedrock. Some lead to sealed chambers and hidden tomb spaces that ...