NEW YORK (AP) — In the quest to build better for the future, some are looking for answers in the long-ago past. Ancient builders across the world created structures that are still standing today, ...

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The appearance of Sirius in the pre-dawn sky became associated in several ancient societies with the hottest part of the year. In Egypt, it also signalled the approaching Nile flood, while Greek and ...

Archaeologists excavating the site of Pompeii have uncovered an ancient building site, revealing Roman construction techniques used by builders at the time, according to the Italian Ministry of ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered multistory buildings from a lost Egyptian city in the Nile Delta, fostering new insights into urban life in antiquity. The ruins of the city – known in ancient times ...

Modern buildings tend to take electricity and air conditioning for granted. They often have glass facades and windows that can't be opened. And when the power goes out for days in the middle of a heat ...

The recycled buildings of Rome, long dismissed by architects, are getting a reappraisal as a model for how to reduce waste while creating something fresh. ROME — For centuries, historians and ...

Newswise — From Mayan droughts to Norse abandonments, climate change has influenced the course of civilizations on multiple occasions. Less understood, however, is how such shifts alter daily ...

More architects in the United Arab Emirates, the host of this year’s U.N. climate summit, are moving past glass skyscrapers and focusing on sustainability. By Jenny Gross Photographs by Katarina ...