The unique properties of baseball's famed 'magic' mud, which MLB equipment managers applied to every ball in the World Series, have never been scientifically quantified -- until now. Researchers now ...

Since the 1940s, baseball players have been spreading a special kind of “magic mud” on new baseballs to reduce the slick, glossy shine and give pitchers a firmer grip. Now, scientists at the ...

On a recent vacation to the Sicilian island of Pantelleria, I went straight for the mud. Alongside tourists and locals at the Lago di Venere thermal springs and mud baths, I slathered myself with the ...

Would you like to help save the Earth? And also play with mud? You may be a prime candidate for StreamLeaders, a citizen/science program run by Openlands that trains volunteers in stream conservation.

A new study has revealed the science behind Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud, a specialized substance applied to Major League Baseball (MLB) baseballs to make them easier to grip. In a paper ...

An economical process with green hydrogen can be used to extract CO2-free iron from the red mud generated in aluminum production. The production of aluminium generates around 180 million tonnes of ...