The only snag was that this didn’t match the recipe as described in historical texts. Now the same team is back with a fresh ...

New research into an abandoned construction site in Pompeii has revealed the secrets of Roman cement manufacturing.

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

New research shows Roman concrete relied on heat-driven mixing and reactive lime, giving it a surprising self-healing ability ...

Discovery of building materials abandoned at construction site reveals secrets of ancient concrete that can set underwater ...

MIT researchers analyzed an ancient Pompeii construction site to determine how the ancient Romans produced concrete that ...

A car rammed into a 200-year-old ice house at Historic Shady Lane during the early morning hours of Tuesday, Nov. 18, according to the Union Fire Company No. 1 of Manchester. The driver ran from the ...

The Roman Empire was literally built on a special form of extra-tough, self-healing concrete that has managed to stay strong ...

MIT scientists have used modern technology to unravel the mysterious self-healing properties of ancient Roman concrete.

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 ...

RATHDRUM, Idaho — The City of Rathdrum says residents can use water again after completing repairs on the sewer force main, as of 9:40 p.m. Monday. The city says a private contractor accidentally ...