A birdbath can bring feathered visitors to your yard, but concrete designs might not be the best choice for their safety.

UPenn engineers reimagine concrete 3D printing with algae. The concrete ink is based on diatomaceous earth that has enhanced ...

Concrete has helped build civilizations for thousands of years, from ancient pyramids to modern skyscrapers. But today, it’s ...

Using intricate geometry found in nature and refined through aerospace and biomedical design, scientists have now 3D-printed ...

Inspired by coral and sea stars, this porous concrete uses fossil algae and advanced geometry to cut emissions and support ...

From the mud, straw, and gypsum mixtures of ancient Egypt's monumental pyramids to the sophisticated underwater material ...

Penn professors Masoud Akbarzadeh of the Weitzman School and Shu Yang of the School of Engineering and Applied Science have ...

Researchers have developed a novel solution for trapping carbon in concrete by blending a sustainable, easy-to-grow green ...

The Florida Department of Health's Palm Beach County office has issued an advisory regarding the presence of blue-green algae in Lake Okeechobee near Pahokee. The algae was located May 7 in the ...

State health and wildlife officials are warning Kansans to be cautious at a number of lakes this summer as blue-green algae blooms continue to pose health risks for both people and animals.

This is the fourth consecutive year a lethal algae bloom has occurred along the Southern California coast, fueled by an upwelling of nutrient-rich waters from the deep ocean. Research teams are ...

One way of resolving this issue would be to develop concrete that can fill in its own cracks, and a new method could be that panacea. A team led by mechanical engineer Congrui Grace Jin of Texas A&M ...