Kristin Ziemke reacts to the cold after climbing out of the lake on Friday at Kiln at Navy Pier Marina. “It’s very healthy to do,” Ziemke said. “Also, Chicago winters are so long and you have to find ...

For four days and nights, a group of potters on the New South Wales Southern Highlands eagerly watched over and stoked the fire inside a 5-metre-long anagama kiln containing close to 1,000 items. The ...

Oftentimes, hardwood lumber drying begins with exposure to an uncontrolled outside environment in a process called air drying. At times, loss of quality in this process can be in excess of 10 percent.

Real estate developer Brad Waitzer knows the dire need for more housing in Hampton Roads. The president of Virginia Beach-based Signature Management Corporation has developed more than 8,000 housing ...

The lime kiln would have been used to make quicklime for building materials Archaeologists say an "exceptionally well preserved" artefact may be the first to be found in a former Roman settlement.