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Can you beat this heat?

The Black Hills are a haven for outdoor enthusiasts in the summer months.

Cross-agency training prepares teams for underground emergencies

The Black Hawk helicopter’s silhouette grew as it neared the Sanford Underground Research Facility’s Yates Complex.

Ariel Waldman to keynote Neutrino Day X

Ariel Waldman has her bags packed for some incredible scientific destinations this year.

Revolutionizing geothermal energy research

The SIMFIP tool is changing the way researchers measure and design hydro fractures

Are you getting enough sleep?

Sleep deprivation is a condition that plagues 40% of the workforce—does it affect you?

Neutrino Day speaker: Engineering for big science

Building the world's largest neutrino experiment requires innovative thinking, solutions

Internships a win-win for students, Sanford Lab

Dozens of South Dakota university students apply for internships in science, engineering, operations and communications

Sanford Lab receives John T. Vucurevich Foundation grant for Neutrino Day X

$8,000 Grant will offset costs of the free science festival held throughout Lead, South Dakota

Spiraling toward discovery

Astrophysicists take a three-pronged approach to discover: Observation, theory, experimentation

SD Mines develops radon reduction system for LZ, SuperCDMS

Researchers from South Dakota university design major component for dark matter experiments