Farmers will often place sheets of plastic on the ground along their crop rows, in order to help hold moisture in the soil. According to a new study, however, the use of wax-coated sand may be a ...

Beachcombers along the Texas coast this week may have noticed an unusual find scattered for miles: smooth, white clumps that look a bit like soap, plastic or even chunks of cheese. In reality, it’s ...

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Per the product’s instructions, both booties should be placed inside the microwave for two minutes so the paraffin wax can melt. Each bootie conveniently has a heat indicator, which looks like a ...

Drexel University researchers have made a discovery that could create roads that melt off ice and snow during winter storms. Their secret? — Adding a little paraffin wax to the road’s concrete mix.

Paraffin wax might be washing up on a Texas beach. Staff at the Matagorda Bay Foundation, stewards for Central Texas's estuaries, say material that they believe to be paraffin washed ashore Sunday, as ...