The rise of the Iron Age —and the complete shift in the way the world worked that it caused—was likely an accident. And ...

Copper smelters once used iron oxide to refine copper, unintentionally advancing the path toward iron metallurgy. Research conducted at Cranfield University provides new insight into the shift from ...

The story begins at Kvemo Bolnisi, a smelting workshop perched on a hillside in the Caucasus. Soviet archaeologists first dug ...

The synchronised commissioning of Blast Furnace 2 and BOF Converter marks a significant milestone for India steel self-reliance. This integrated flow into downstream mills ensures steady supplies of ...

New research suggests ancient copper smelters accidentally discovered iron, sparking the technological shift that transformed ...

A year after Tata Steel turned off the blast furnaces in Port Talbot, work is well under way to create the future of ...

Buried deep in the south Georgia rolling hills, a tiny archaeological site has been rewriting history. Uncovered in the late ...

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Watch as I build a propane furnace from scrap steel, wool insulation, and refractory cement to replace an old coal furnace.

Entering 2025, Canada was America's largest foreign supplier of the metal, used in the construction of cars, appliances and infrastructure such as bridges. Algoma Chief Executive Michael Garcia said ...

Ancient copper smelters in Georgia may have accidentally paved the way for the Iron Age, providing new insights into human ...

A 3,000-year-old metal workshop in southern Georgia may hold the key to one of the most important turning points in human ...