Concrete has been critical to the colonization of our own planet. The Romans and Egyptians built their empires upon it, and when their formula for concrete was lost, humanity invented it all over ...

A look at how local resource use, material innovation, and autonomous construction are enabling practical habitat development ...

Researchers develop a type of concrete for Mars colonies made from materials that can be found on the Red Planet. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to get you as enthralled with ...

Try building a house without any of the materials mere Earthlings use to build houses. That’s the challenge facing astronauts as they move forward with colonizing Mars. They’ll either need to bring ...

Future human settlers looking to create a permanent residence on Mars could conceivably use Martian-mixed concrete for construction purposes, researchers at Northwestern University, Illinois say. A ...