On its opening day, the London Millennium Bridge experienced unexpected swaying due to the large number of people crossing it. A new study finally explains the Millennium Bridge 'wobble' by looking at ...

Walking across a wobbly bridge can make even the most stoic among us get a bit panicky. But not all bridges wobble, and scientists have long puzzled over why. Now, reports Aylin Woodward at New ...

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A natural phenomenon rather than a design fault caused London's Millennium Bridge to wobble and sway, forcing its closure just two days after opening in 2000. The elegant pedestrian walkway was ...

Wobbly footbridges can both delight and terrify pedestrians. Now, researchers in the USA and Russia have developed a model showing how an apparently stable bridge can suddenly show alarming, ...

Some bridges could really put a swing in your step. Crowds walking on a bridge can cause it to sway — sometimes dangerously. Using improved simulations to represent how people walk, scientists have ...

About 2,000 volunteers braved rainy weather on Wednesday night to walk across a foot bridge over the Thames River that was closed soon after opening because it wobbled too much. Led by Southwark Mayor ...

Researchers have uncovered a surprising new explanation for why pedestrian bridges can suddenly start to wobble and sway: too many people crossing at once and simply trying not to fall over. Georgia ...