In this video, I build a stone house using only primitive tools and materials. Watch the entire "Build A Stone House" ...

A $2.3 million restoration is using advanced laser technology to clean and preserve the 1,840-year-old Rome’s Column of Marcus Aurelius.

Just as cosmetic surgeons wield lasers to smooth away wrinkles, archaeologists in Rome are firing beams of light at history ...

Just a couple of miles from Mérida in Spain, Proserpina Dam was constructed during Roman rule around AD 100, with various other sections added over the years. Today, the 1,394-foot-long structure ...

In Edgar Allen Poe’s classic short story ‘The Masque of the Red Death,’ Prince Prospero invites his wealthy and powerful cohorts to join him in escaping a horrible plague sweeping over the kingdom by ...

When disaster strikes — a hurricane, an earthquake, a wildfire, a major storm surge — we see the impact: homes lost, critical infrastructure damaged, lives disrupted. What we often don’t see is the ...

Stone is “making a comeback” in the building industry after years of being “forgotten”, said the BBC. With clear benefits to the environment, such as a lower carbon footprint than other traditional ...

One of the most unusual programs in the state of Vermont is The Stone Bench Project, sponsored by the Carving Studio and Sculpture Center and funded by various communities and sponsoring organizations ...

A lot has been written about the proposed data centers in Frederick County, including front-page articles in this newspaper, other columns, and letters to the editor. I was not planning to add to the ...

Crowds gather at the Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, East Java, as rescue crews assess the collapse of a multi-story prayer-hall building that failed during concrete placement.

In the 20 years since Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans and the people who live here have been described as resilient so often that some now cringe at the term. Extreme weather has become ordinary, and ...

While Harvard’s campus boasts myriad architectural styles, very few buildings themselves exhibit multiple architectural styles as dramatically — and beautifully — as the Harvard Art Museums. Nestled ...