Seven thousand years ago, people living on the Atlantic edge of Europe built a massive wall of stone where land met water.

Just a couple of miles from Mérida in Spain, Proserpina Dam was constructed during Roman rule around AD 100, with various ...

By Larry Walton, Photos by Brian Monroe How to use manufactured stone to create a beautiful fireplace. There’s no denying ...

In the shadow of an ancient mound, near the convergence of the Betwa and Halali rivers in central India, stands a solitary stone pillar. To the untrained eye, it is simply an ancient column worn by ...

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 ...

Our editors' top picks to read today. St. Petersburg’s 30-day Gas Plant window skips the essential first step every successful city begins with: Real planning. Anyone can view a sampling of recent ...

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 ...