Borobudur’s significance declined sharply, not only from volcanic damage but also due to the fall of its patron dynasty and ...

In Volcano area, hear a Kilauea summit eruption update at the Kilauea Military Camp the evening of January 26, and learn all ...

A discovery among the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii has revealed a long-lost secret surrounding the Roman Empire.

Despite a recent alert indicating that an eruption of the Purace Volcano is likely in the coming days or weeks due to ...

PURACE, Colombia -- Oliverio Quira often goes to check on his cattle on a plot of land he owns less than a mile from the ...

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

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Roman concrete is often hailed as a major engineering feat. It has allowed the Empire’s monumental structures to remain ...

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

Concrete was the foundation of the ancient Roman empire. It enabled Rome's storied architectural revolution as well as the ...

Isotopic analysis confirmed that the workers in Pompeii relied on hot-mixing when making their concrete. Samples from the ...

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