The fundamental tenet of internet marketing for almost two decades has been that success was correlated with visibility. The brands that mastered metadata, backlinks, and keywords became victorious in ...

Mexican ranch El Ameyal is an ecological farm and retreat near Amealco, a historic town about two hours’ drive north of Mexico City, where guests can enjoy hilltop picnics, evening walks in the forest ...

A Chinese research team has developed a "lunar brick-making machine" that can produce bricks from moon soil, bringing the sci-fi vision of "building houses on the moon with local materials" closer to ...

As part of our Building with Cob series, we've put together an overview of cob and other traditional earthen building materials used around the world, including adobe and rammed earth. Building with ...

You can perform a fairly accurate soil test by filling a jar with 1/3 earth and 2/3 water. Then shake the jar and let it settle overnight. In the morning, measure the ...

Adobe buildings are living structures. The adobe keeps strength by wicking moisture from the ground. Cut off from water, they crumble to dust. Too much water, and they melt. Sun-dried adobe bricks are ...

La Loma Adobe — or Bowden Adobe — on Lizzie Street is estimated to be the oldest private residence in San Luis Obispo County. The rare two-story adobe has been host to weddings, dances and dignitaries ...

Adobe is one of the most ancient building materials used in history. Primitive cultures made these earthen bricks thousands of years ago and many cultures still use adobe in construction. Adobe ...