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A new study from Duke University reports that uranium contamination in groundwater from aquifers is common in 16 Indian states. While much of the uranium contamination is natural in its origin, groundwater-table decline...

Scientists at the University of Sheffield have learned that farming with crushed silicate rocks mixed into the soil could improve global food security, increase crop yields, promote soil health, and reduce greenhouse gas...

3.95 billion-year-old rocks could offer the oldest evidence we've found for life on Earth. A team led by the University of Tokyo found graphite in Labrador, Canada that they think is biogenic, or produced by living organisms....

3.95 billion-year-old rocks could offer the oldest evidence we've found for life on Earth. A team led by the University of Tokyo found graphite in Labrador, Canada that they think is biogenic, or produced by living organisms....

Old books, sticks, and stones might not normally get your attention, but we guarantee you’ll give them a second look after artist Ramon Todo is done with them...

I've always coveted my friend Melissa's fabulous terrarium, which is the centerpiece of her stylish, cozy Brooklyn apartment. I've secretly wanted one of my own for ages, and recently realizing that some artsy ones can sell...

A 1982 graduate from the Tokyo National Fine Arts University, Japanese artist Hirotoshi Ito first dabbled in metal working before returning to his family business as a stonemason...

Image via Shutterstock A new pilot plant recently launched in Australia aims to combat global warming by converting carbon dioxide into bricks. The culmination of over six years' effort by The University of Newcastle, the...