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Ancient Romans made the world’s ‘most durable’ concrete. Here’s how it could hold back rising seas
Scientists on Monday said they have solved the mystery of how Roman concrete can withstand the sea for 2,000 years and counting, a feat impossible using modern mixes.

Drilling at a marine structure made with Roman concrete in Portus Cosanus, Tuscany, in 2003. (J.P. OLESON)