Roller coaster engineer Korey Kiepert joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about roller coasters and the people who design them. How do roller coasters work? Who invented the first ...

August 16 th is National Roller Coaster Day, when we celebrate the history and the progress made in roller coasters over many decades. Roller coasters as we know them first appeared in the early 1900s ...

What keeps roller coasters on the track and riders safely in their seats? This video explains roller coaster safety, the ...

Students in an eighth-grade engineering class at Pleasantville Middle School constructed roller coasters using marbles, paper, popsicle sticks, tape and their critical-thinking skills. The young ...

While you may not be a fan of the heart pumping, adrenaline boosting feeling of a roller coaster's twists and turns, for others, it's the best part of the warmer months or even a core memory of their ...

From taking tickets at a theme park as a teenager to roller coaster engineer, Mike Denninger reveals the thrills and spills of his 'cool' job. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you ...

Honestly, nothing quite says “I trust modern engineering” like strapping yourself into a high-tech roller coaster and letting physics do its thing. Roller coasters have evolved far past wooden jolts ...

The United Arab Emirates has made a name for itself by setting Guinness world records so when it lost one of its most ...

While you may not be a fan of the heart pumping, adrenaline boosting feeling of a roller coaster's twists and turns, for others, it's the best part of the warmer months or even a core memory of their ...