New research suggests the Romans used a method known as "hot mixing" to produce self-healing concrete, which allowed them to ...

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

Ancient Romans built arched bridges, waterproof port infrastructure and aqueducts that enabled the rise of their empire and that are still standing—and often still used. In his first-century B.C.E.

Yet, everything changed when archaeologists uncovered a remarkably preserved construction site in Pompeii. Buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE, the site had retained raw material piles, ...

Scientists excavating the ruins of Pompeii have discovered a construction site left frozen in time by the eruption of Italy's ...

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

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

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

Koshary – a spicy dish of lentils, rice and pasta available at countless Egyptian food stalls – won recognition as a cultural treasure from the UN's cultural agency on Wednesday, as Cairo makes a ...

Italian food is known and loved around the world for its fresh ingredients and palate-pleasing tastes. On Wednesday, the UN's cultural agency gave foodies another reason to celebrate their pizza, ...