Natural materials like mud, earth and dung, as well as fibrous materials such as straw were used to build homes for centuries ...

When a university in Northern England recently announced plans to demolish its Centenary Building — a prize-winning structure celebrated less than 30 years ago as an example of “dynamic, modern and ...

Cement is responsible for about 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and demand is growing as the population booms. Alternatives could help lower the impact.

Scientists at the University of Sharjah report that they have successfully transformed desert sand into construction bricks ...

A team of National Geographic Explorers is studying how these bats developed their architectural expertise—while cataloguing the various styles of tents they make.

Panama City, Fla.-based Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) and its partners, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Royal IHC, recently held a keel laying ceremony for the hopper dredge Donnelly at ...

Far below our feet, animals are quietly shaping the ground into labyrinths that function like villages, towns and even cities. I look at 11 species whose underground engineering rivals human suburbs, ...

Grand Rapids officials are moving quickly to start construction on a long-planned solar project on the site of a former landfill.

After significant damage was discovered in a drainage culvert on East Elm Street, Tyler’s city council approved two essential contracts on Wednesday aimed at ...