Dr. Ashley Martin: "A large ammonium reservoir would have been very beneficial for early life, providing the nitrogen source ...

The film also discusses how various natural processes, including the remains of marine life and plant materials, contribute to the formation of sedimentary rocks and their layered structure. Keywords ...

Structural geology is the study of the deformation of the surface and subsurface of the Earth and other planetary bodies. This deformation reflects past changes in local and regional stress and ...

Since the 1990s, scientists have been searching for ways to make rocks absorb carbon dioxide more rapidly through enhanced weathering techniques. Kanan and Stanford postdoctoral scholar Yuxuan ...

A view of Ukinrek Maars in Alaska. The eastern maar (front) is typical of volcanic maars in that it is a deep, round crater filled with water. (Image credit: Nye, C. via USGS) However, there are ...

Plate tectonics is geology’s Theory of Everything. The realisation in the 1960s that Earth’s crust is made of fragments called plates—and that these plates can grow, shrink and move around ...

Since the 1990s, scientists have been searching for ways to make rocks absorb carbon dioxide more rapidly through enhanced weathering techniques. Kanan and Stanford postdoctoral scholar Yuxuan ...

Valentine’s Day was last week and from inside sock drawers around the world, men (and a few women) produced rings intended to convey their everlasting love. Since De Beers, the world’s leading ...

In the summer of 2024, a robotic mission landed for the first time on the far side of the Moon. The Chinese Chang’e-6 lander planted a flag, dug up more than four pounds of rock and soil, and ...

These giant rocks could roll at any moment. The fact they haven't offers a window into the shaking of ancient Earth. Visit Jersey thinks individual sites might be worthy of geopark status and ...

Within days of acquiring cement firm Orient Cement, the Adani Group’s Dubai-based firm Renew Exim DMCC has entered into an agreement to acquire 46.64 per cent stake in engineering and construction ...