Long dismissed as poor construction, ‘self-healing’ lime clasts have helped Ancient Roman structures persist for millennia.

Roman concrete is pretty amazing stuff. It's among the main reasons we know so much about Roman architecture today. So many ...

Archaeologists uncovered a Pompeii project that reveals how ancient Romans used hot-mixing technology to create durable ...

Explore the construction of an underground house and swimming pool set into the cliffside, utilizing ancient building ...

SCIENTISTS excavating the ruins of Pompeii have discovered a construction site left frozen in time by the eruption of Italy’s Mount Vesuvius volcano in 79 AD, clarifying the ingredients and methods ...

We tend to imagine ancient materials as crude or primitive, but Roman concrete was more sophisticated than anything in use ...

Archaeologists in France found a hidden hoard of Roman coins buried beneath a village with ancient roots.

From rural schools award-winning projects, Mariam Issoufou is turning traditional, climate-savvy architecture into a ...

Tropical Cyclone Ditwah, which made landfall in Sri Lanka on 28 November 2025, is considered the country’s worst natural ...

Cruising down A1A in St. Augustine, with palm trees swaying and seagulls soaring overhead, you’ll suddenly slam on the brakes—because there, rising from Florida’s coastal landscape like a mirage, ...

As sustainability demands grow, sustainability professionals—along with many other groups—are increasingly expected to help ...

“Roman cement is durable, it heals itself, and it’s a dynamic system,” Admir Masic, study author and Associate Professor at MIT, said in a statement. “The way these pores in volcanic ingredients can ...