LANZHOU -- A Chinese research team has developed a chemical sand-fixation material suitable for use in cold desert regions, which is expected to serve as a new tool for sand control and ...

New expandable sand screens with a close weave have made drilling and completing shallow, unconsolidated gas sands off the Netherlands commercial. In the past, companies often considered these sands ...

Gardeners who plant pollinator friendly gardens also get a bonus — insects that our allies in pest control — insect predators and parasites. We like to refer to them as "beneficials" or "good guys." ...

In the first barcoding survey of sand flies in Panama, scientists have identified 20 sand fly species from Barro Colorado Island. Two species carried Leishmania naiffi, a parasite that causes ...