Concrete is an incredibly useful and versatile building material on which not only today’s societies, but also the ancient Roman Empire was built. To this day Roman concrete structures can be found in ...

Although modern-day skyscraper and bridge constructions could begin deteriorating within 50 years, the Pantheon and coastal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ancient Roman concrete is incredibly durable, even more so than modern concrete. Scientists have long wondered what gave it its ...

Ancient Roman concrete is more sustainable than modern building materials, according to new research. The Romans used concrete to build aqueducts, bridges and buildings across their vast empire, which ...

A newly discovered construction site in Pompeii proves out a theory of why Roman concrete has stood the test of time. The hot-mixing process of concrete creation found in the ancient city was the ...

Concrete is an incredibly useful and versatile building material on which not only today’s societies, but also the ancient Roman Empire was built. To this day Roman concrete structures can be found in ...

The Roman Empire may be long gone, but its architecture has stood the test of time — most notably, its insanely durable concrete, which has been hailed as the world's strongest. The building material, ...

In June, the Italian Ministry of Culture announced the excavation of a new room, not yet open to the public, in the ruins of Pompeii. A few weeks later, a group of archaeologists gathered to marvel at ...

Despite their empire falling more than 1,500 years ago, the Roman recipe for concrete remains stronger than anything around today. And it's all thanks to seawater. Roman concrete combined volcanic ash ...

Roman concrete, in many cases, has proven to be longer-lasting than its modern equivalent, which can deteriorate within decades. Now, scientists behind a new study say they have uncovered the mystery ...

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 ...