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 ...

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 ...

Scientists in Iraq have applied two different kinds of phase-change materials to lower the operating temperatures of PV panels. Their experiment showed that beeswax and paraffin wax are particularly ...

Seeing the word "wax" accompanying the word "candy" may sound foreign to you, or maybe you recall the texture in vivid detail, with a montage of the best classic Halloween candies coming to mind. Wax ...

When candles burn, they release various vapors and particles into the air, but research suggests that using them is safe. Credit...Aileen Son for The New York Times Supported by By Melinda Wenner ...