Archaeologists in Pompeii discovered a workshop that combined two elements that allowed the concrete to “heal” itself.

The discovery of a 2,000-year-old building site in Pompeii reveals the raw ingredients for ancient Roman self-healing ...

Excavations of a workshop that was buried in Pompeii almost 2000 years ago have given archaeologists unique insights into ...

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Lime granules trapped in ancient walls show Romans relied on a reactive hot-mix method to making concrete that could now ...

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

Concrete is the most widely used construction material, so developing ways to make it more durable can improve infrastructure ...

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

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

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 ...

The Thames estuary in southeast England—the tidal stretch of the river—once supported extensive saltmarshes, seagrass meadows ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jordan on December 15 as part of his three-nation tour to Jordan, Oman and Ethiopia ...