Even as our cities get more crowded and its buildings get taller, it seems that we have yet to find a more energy efficient way to navigate this high-rise environment. Right now, our options are ...

A team of designers from the Rombaut Frieling Lab in Eindhoven, Netherlands, have created what they believe is the perfect hybrid between stairs and elevators: an unusual contraption called the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you think you don't have time to take the stairs, you may be out of an excuse, according to a study published Monday. Researchers at one Canadian hospital found that ...

Maria Hernandez had no choice but to climb the 49 steps at a Metromover station where the elevator has been down for a month and the escalator has not worked since last fall. “It’s so inconvenient,” ...

Ann McGee loves her home. Every room of the 2,800-square-foot Mediterranean-style house in Winter Park, Fla., reflects her well-traveled life and rich memories. She loves her neighbors and her ...

Escalators are one of those places where adults might wish to indulge their inner child and move in the opposite direction, ...

Humans are said to have evolved from an ancestor that once swung through the trees to get about, free to move through the environment in almost any direction. But today, in our modern high-rise ...