(CN) — Prehistoric humans may have been building with wood and establishing permanent settlements for longer than archaeologists had thought, according to a research team investigating the discovery ...

(CNN) — Archaeologists have unearthed the oldest known wooden structure, and it’s almost half a million years old. The simple structure — found along a riverbank in Zambia — is made up of two ...

Purdue postdoctoral research associate Yuezhong Feng creates an interlocking structure using a 3-D printer. Purdue researchers are working with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory to develop a ...

Archaeologists investigating cut logs and other wooden tools at a site near Zambia’s Kalambo Falls have found the settlement to be far more ancient than previously thought: the logs date back to ...

Researchers invent a new approach to assembling big structures -- even airplanes and bridges -- out of small interlocking composite components. MIT researchers have developed a lightweight structure ...

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...