Asphalt is one of those things, like electricity, that few Americans could live without. Most American roads (96 percent) are paved in asphalt, meaning that our commutes and our shopping trips depend ...

Here's an idea that could provide the United States with all the solar power it needs, while also helping to fix a large part of our crumbling infrastructure: pave our 25,000 square miles of roadways ...

In the summer, dark asphalt roads and roofs absorb heat from the sun and then put it back into the air, making cities get hotter and take longer to cool off, in what’s called the urban heat island ...

When winter hits the United States and the roads begin to freeze, driving becomes a considerably more dangerous activity. Icy roads make for hazardous driving conditions, and ice collected over a ...

The scientists claim their technology can produce the type of asphalt binders with the ability to weather pavement cracking and rutting and shorten training time for operators to learn how to use ...

Snow and ice can damage paved surfaces, leading to frost heaves and potholes. These become potential hazards for drivers and pedestrians and are expensive to fix. Now, researchers propose in ACS ...

When considering how cars and trucks generate such a large part of the world's greenhouse gas pollution, it's easy to overlook what lies beneath them. But under all that traffic, there are roads. And ...

Every winter some 20 million tons of salt are dumped on America's roads. The sodium chloride melts ice or prevents its formation, helping to prevent accidents. But road salt has its downsides. "This ...