Sanford Underground Research Facility

Excavation of three underground caverns to study neutrinos in the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead is nearly complete.

Sanford Underground Research Facility is announcing a new initiative to build more research space in Lead. The building will be located near the main entrance to the underground lab.

A particle physics panel is recommending the US Department of Energy to keep prioritizing neutrino research in the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead.

Deep beneath the Black Hills, life exists unlike what's found anywhere else. We talk to two scientists studying the unique water that these unique microbes call home.

Research to turn geothermal energy into power for residential homes is underway in the northern Black Hills.

What do Stanford, MIT, and South Dakota Mines all have in common? They’re all members of the Universities Research Association.

Magdalena Osburn, Ph.D., takes us into the Deep Mine Microbial Observatory. She left microbial samples underground in 2019. What did she find when she returned in 2023?

Art collaboration team Nicholas Kahn and Richard Selesnick are opening an art installation at Black Hills State University featuring artwork based on SURF's research.

Summertime is peak road trip season – whether you’re a family of four or the South Dakota Department of Education. What do the state’s education leaders want to find this summer?

On July 10th, 2007, the National Science Foundation selected the former Homestake Gold Mine in Lead as the site for the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory.