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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

A new study suggests clay may have been the birthplace of life on Earth. Cornell University researchers found that clay may have served as the first breeding ground for the complex biochemicals that ...

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 ...

Scientists say they've invented an electrically conductive material that can be molded and rolled out like cookie dough or the Play-Doh compound that's familiar to elementary-school kids. They say the ...