Anglers heading onto the ice to fish will take sample borings to make sure it’s thick enough. Unseen dangers that can render ice too thin in spots include vegetation or other objects sticking ...

Anyone who shops at Costco is familiar with the many sample stations set up throughout the store, serving up unlimited hot and cold snacks and little bites. The chain makes serious money from giving ...

In his book The Mathematical Universe, mathematician William Dunham wrote of John Venn’s namesake legacy, the Venn diagram, “No one in the long history of mathematics ever became better known ...

The Jianghan Ping’an Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) began operations earlier this month on January 5th, on what might not only be China's most ambitious water infrastructure project ever but ...

The intelligence service had accused him of taking soil samples in a desert region. The man was then arrested by the secret service and taken to Semnan prison, almost 200 kilometres east of the ...

The Swiss man who died in an Iranian prison is said to have secretly taken soil samples beforehand, according to Iranian media. According to the Swiss foreign ministry, the 64-year-old man was ...

Nasa has unveiled a revised plan to bring samples from the surface of Mars back to Earth. The space agency has announced it would be pursuing two potential options, both costing around $7billion, to ...

If once we boasted about packed schedules and exhausting lifestyles, that cult of busyness has been unseated by a newer, more powerful imperative: the cult of boring. Forget burning the candle at ...

NASA has developed two alternatives for collecting the soil samples from Mars so that they can be scientifically examined in detail on Earth. However, a decision on the return will be left to the ...

The key to decent pasture production in 2025 starts with collecting soil samples and assessing the soil fertility of your farm before the busy period takes your attention. Soil sampling is the first ...