How soil became sexy — yes, really - With a new exhibition at Somerset House, people are starting to re-assess their ...

In samples NASA brought back from the asteroid Bennu, scientists have discovered of organic compounds, including key building ...

Did you know that soil contains 59% of all the earth's species? As an exhibition at Somerset House, exploring its vital role ...

Did you know that NASA conducts ground-breaking research in space on materials like metals, foams, and crystals? This ...

The maps above, featured in our January 9, 2016 Image of the Day, show soil composition across the United States (bottom) and the space available for water to reside within those soil types (top).

The land beneath their feet was the same earth they’d known for decades—unchanging, steady, eternal. The air brushed past ...

IIT-Madras researchers extract silicon carbide from simulated moon soil, paving the way for lunar habitat construction.

Nasa said that the findings do not show evidence for life itself, but they do suggest the conditions necessary for the emergence of life were widespread across the early solar system.

By depositing substantial piles of dung, vicuñas are speeding up plant colonization on freshly deglaciated terrain.

The Mars Sample Return mission has been ranked as the highest priority by planetary scientists, who hope to find signs of ...