Firering Strategic Minerals said on Wednesday that it has strengthened its funding position after receiving a $1m settlement ...

Archaeologists working at an excavation site in Pompeii have uncovered new evidence that helps explain why ancient Roman buildings have ...

Archaeologists at a Pompeii site buried by the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius have uncovered evidence of ancient Roman ...

The construction materials sector is riding a wave of infrastructure investment and industrial demand, and several companies are positioned to benefit. But when you look at the fundamentals, the ...

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

Back in 2023, we reported on MIT scientists’ conclusion that the ancient Romans employed “hot mixing” with quicklime, among other strategies, to make their famous concrete, giving the material ...

A newly excavated, ancient construction site at Pompeii, frozen in time after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, has allowed archaeologists to finally determine the methods used to make Roman concrete.

From the iconic Colosseum in Rome to Hadrian’s Wall all the way in England, there’s one question most people must ask themselves when gazing upon the enduring traces of one of the most beloved ancient ...

ROGER CASEMENT, IRISH PATRIOT, ENGLISH TRAITOR (328 pp.)—Rene MacColl—Norton ($5). If a farce with a tragic ending is the characteristic Irish art form, the life and death of Sir Roger Casement make ...

Quicklime is calcium oxide and has been widely used in many industrial sectors. An alternative to chalk and derived from limestone, it possesses special properties appreciated in construction, ...

The bodies of at least 16 people have been found in a secret cemetery near Mexico's Cancun. Mexican authorities reported on Monday, November 10 the discovery of a property used as a clandestine grave ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities reported on Monday the discovery of a property used as a clandestine grave site in a town near the Caribbean resort of Cancun, where the remains of at least 16 ...