Gypsum may be an unfamiliar name to many but we are surrounded by it every day. It is a mineral used to make types of plaster ...

A Roman-era cemetery, found ahead of a construction project in England, holds an unusual burial at its center.

Gypsum, a natural mineral made largely of calcium sulfate dihydrate, has a variety of uses dating back centuries, from lining walls to serve as a fire retardant for Mesopotamians to a plaster ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a Roman -era cemetery in England with the unique burial of a “high-status individual” encased in liquid gypsum at its centre. At such a critical moment in US history, we ...

Archaeologists Uncover a Rare Coffin of a Roman Elite Submerged in Liquid Gypsum, Providing an Insight Into Burial Practices Archaeologists discovered a Roman-era cemetery on a highway as part of a ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced a nearly $17 million lawsuit against U.S. Gypsum (USG) Tuesday for what he says are sinkholes opening up near State Route 2 ...

Because gypsum dissolves easily in water, rain would normally wash it away and carry it to the sea. In this part of the Chihuahuan Desert, however, the land forms a basin, trapping the mineral; water ...