COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. — Our science experiment this week deals with water, oil and food coloring to produce what appears to be fireworks in a glass. This week's demonstration was conducted at Pine ...

An experiment developed by QinetiQ for the European Space Agency (ESA), which could help scientists gain a better understanding of oil wells, has successfully launched into orbit. The Soret ...

After more than two years of experiments New Mexico still hopes oil and gas wastewater could be re-purposed outside of the industry for uses like watering crops. Four studies into different treatment ...

Sarah Vitak: This is Scientific American’s 60 Second Science. I’m Sarah Vitak. If you are kitchen-savvy, you probably know “the water test” method for getting stainless steel pans to the right ...

Researchers reported the findings of an experiment in which they used a material produced by the bacteria Gluconacetobacter hansenii as a filter to separate water from an oil mixture. Researchers have ...