Glass is one of those materials we often take for granted, yet it quietly shapes nearly every aspect of our lives. Think about it—it’s in the screen you’re reading this on, the windows that let ...

This glass fish was found in a fairly modest private house in Amarna, buried under a plaster floor along with a few other objects. It may once have contained ointment. The Trustees of the British ...

Glad you asked. Most of us know that glass is somehow made from sand, prompting the further question as to how an opaque material like sand can ever be made into a clear material like glass. The short ...