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

A remarkably intact pottery vessel dating back more than 10,000 years has been recovered from the depths of Lake Biwa, Japan, marking one of the oldest and most significant ceramic discoveries in ...

Frank Herbert’s Dune popularized windtraps as devices that harvest moisture from desert air, but real ancient Iran developed ...

Roman concrete has stood the test of time, and new research finally reveals why this ancient material is so durable.

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

A preserved construction site at Pompeii is reshaping modern understanding of how Rome engineered its famously durable concrete.

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

Discover how a newly excavated site in Pompeii is helping scientists understand how ancient Romans made concrete that has ...

Scientists excavating the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have unearthed a construction site preserved exactly as it was when ...

A 3D-printed Janus microchannel heat sink inspired by desert beetles enables ultrafast bubble removal and prevents CPU thermal throttling.

If Roman concrete has lasted so long through the millennia, we finally know why: during the excavations of a Roman construction site that remained intact since 79 AD and recently discovered in Pompeii ...