Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Pantheon in Rome lit up The ancient Romans were masters of building and engineering, perhaps most famously represented by the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The ancient Romans might have taught us a thing or two about manufacturing sustainable concrete that lasts for thousands of years.

Ancient Roman concrete, which was used to build aqueducts, bridges, and buildings across the empire, has endured for over two thousand years. In a study publishing July 25 in the Cell Press journal ...

For centuries, scholars thought they understood how Romans made concrete with exceptional durability. Now, evidence suggests the historical texts describe only part of the picture. Analysis of an ...

Ancient Rome was full of master builders and engineers. The fruits of their labors can still be seen in the aqueducts they built—which still function to this day—as well as the Pantheon, a nearly ...

Archaeologists working at an excavation site in Pompeii have uncovered new evidence that helps explain why ancient Roman buildings have lasted for thousands of years. The discovery points to a special ...

Buildings built with concrete in ancient Rome continue to stand firm to this day. This has spurred many researchers to look for the key to Rome's success with concrete in the early days, and we may ...

Researchers studying a perfectly preserved construction site in Pompeii have confirmed that ancient Romans used a 'hot-mixing' technique to make concrete that could repair itself over time. By ...

(CNN) — Along with its many other innovations, the Roman Empire revolutionized architecture with never-before-seen features, such as large-scale arches and dome roofs. And many of these structures ...

(CNN) — Along with its many other innovations, the Roman Empire revolutionized architecture with never-before-seen features, such as large-scale arches and dome roofs. And many of these structures ...