Donald L. Sparks, Unidel S. Hallock du Pont Chair in Environmental Soil Chemistry at the University of Delaware and director of the Delaware Environmental Institute, has received the 2016 Pioneer in ...

Hydrogels are novel materials with properties unlike those of normal polymers, but their potential applications have remained limited to small niches. A team of researchers from Japan aims to change ...

Fifteen Clay County students -- including seven from Ridgeview High School alone -- are headed for the state science fair in April. Two of the Ridgeview students also will participate in international ...

Slippery clay that looks like scaly black dragon skin is the crucial clue needed to explain the 2011 Japan earthquake's surprising impact, according to three studies published today (Dec. 5) in the ...

The winners of the Clay Rotary Science and Engineering Fair, which took place last week at the Clay County Agricultural Center, have been announced. Students designated as state winners will compete ...

A carefully crafted figure of a goose and a woman suggests that art reflecting spiritual beliefs entered a new phase among early villagers in the Middle East.

A fistful of slimy green clay may be just what the doctor ordered. Researchers studying a special type of French clay found that it smothers a diverse array of bacteria, including antibiotic-resistant ...

Journal Reference: Davin, Laurent, A 12,000-year-old clay figurine of a woman and a goose marks symbolic innovations in ...