Since finishing its exploration of spherule-rich stratigraphy at Witch Hazel Hill, Perseverance has been exploring the Krokodillen plateau, a relatively low-lying terrain on the outer slopes of the ...

The clay-based cement laboratory at Meru University of Science and Technology main campus at Nchiru in Meru County. [Phares Mutembei, Standard] Scientists at Meru University of Science and Technology ...

Fifteen thousand years ago, someone pressed their fingers into soft clay—never knowing those tiny ridges would outlast millennia. Today, those same fingerprints are forcing us to change what we knew ...

Clay minerals are a major constituent of the earth's surface and are mainly found in the sediments of lakes, rivers and oceans. The properties of clay and claystone crucially depend on how the tiny ...

In 1974, farmers in Shaanxi, China, digging for water near the Li Mountains, unearthed fragments of terracotta figures. This ...

Electrochemical reaction-based stimuli-responsive materials are shaping up the era of innovative display devices. By embedding luminescent europium(III) complexes and color-changing viologen ...

Interview with NYU professor Dr. Jonathan Lambert about a new study that demonstrates the positive environmental impact of ...

A new type of sustainable battery is made using water and clay, and researchers believe it could be the perfect option for future missions to Mars. The reason this battery is so impressive is because ...

When CSIRO scientist Clint McNally needs to run experiments on mining excavation waste, instead of trekking to a remote mine site, he drives to his local pottery store. "Some of my experiments rely on ...

The 2011 Tohoku earthquake that triggered a devastating tsunami in eastern Japan was worsened by a thick layer of slippery clay, new research finds. The clay layer, which was up to 98 feet (30 meters) ...