China accelerates desert restoration: 3.5 billion-year-old microbes stabilize sand and protect ecosystems in months.

Glorious, blessed shade. The park is dotted with pavilions and covered areas where you can escape the relentless Florida sun without having to leave entirely. There are picnic tables under these ...

Using microorganisms to mine meteorites could be an effective way to extract precious metals in space, scientists say. This ...

An experiment on board the ISS tested the use of microorganisms to mine asteroids in the microgravity environment.

Science Detectives, an ASU student-led organization, provides free, hands-on science lessons for third to sixth-grade students from Tempe and Mesa .

Two friends out walking their dogs along the eastern coast of Scotland unexpectedly found an archaeological goldmine. After ...

This prompted the researchers to test whether desert sand could be repurposed using a manufacturing approach that does not rely on conventional cement binding. During a series of trials, the ...

An odd test site for something much more radical than straightforward afforestation has emerged on the outskirts of Dubai's ...

The science pros at TKOR perfect a kinetic sand recipe that holds like cement, blending material science, tactile experiments, and DIY fun.

The science pros at TKOR experiment with hydrophobic sand to explore its strange water-repelling properties.

Artemis II, the next mission in NASA’s Artemis program to explore the Moon, is scheduled to launch from Florida within the coming weeks. The mission will be the first crewed mission to the vicinity of ...

100 Years, Nine Drops, Zero Eyewitnesses: Inside the World’s Longest-Running Lab Experiment (Image: University of Queensland) The Pitch Drop Experiment, begun in 1927 at Australia’s University of ...