Illinois engineers have developed a self-healing concrete rail tie system using shape memory alloys that return to their ...

A Hungarian company says it can replace much of the stone in road‑base concrete with waste that would normally go to landfill or incineration, such as plastics and foams, by blending it into the mix.

In southern EU countries such as Greece, Spain and Italy, most freshwater goes to agriculture — and droughts are becoming ...

This video captures the dramatic drop of the world’s heaviest 4-inch cube from a height of 45 meters onto solid concrete, testing the sheer force of impact and revealing whether the cube or the ground ...

After throwing the kitchen sink at my phone addiction, I found 12 essentials that will help you reclaim your attention, sleep and free time.

Partly driven by security concerns, architects in the country have made an art of seclusion, designing residential hideaways that ...

Concrete-like “cubes” housing 4,000 oysters have been deployed in the North Sea to protect the species from storms and tidal surges. Marine conservationists from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) ...

Marine conservationists have released 20 concrete-like “cubes” housing 4,000 oysters in the North Sea to protect the species from storms and tidal surges. Experts from the Zoological Society of London ...

Concrete-like “cubes” housing 4,000 oysters have been deployed in the North Sea to protect the species from storms and tidal surges. Marine conservationists from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) ...

Volunteers attaching native oysters to oyster reef cubes ahead of their deployment in the North Sea (Trai Anfield/Stronger Shores Project/PA) Concrete-like “cubes” housing 4,000 oysters have been ...