A new study has revealed for the first time that ancient carbon, stored in landscapes for thousands of years or more, can ...

UNESCO Global Geoparks are distinct regions with internationally important geology that tells the story of earth’s history.

Kirt Kempter likes to tease conservation groups about their efforts to try to stop erosion in the Galisteo Basin. As a geologist, he contextualizes time a bit differently than other people. He knows ...

A new study reveals that the aerobic nitrogen cycle in the ocean may have occurred about 100 million years before oxygen began to significantly accumulate in the atmosphere, based on nitrogen isotope ...

MUN engineering professor Lesley James says innovation within the field of carbon capture is critical. (Government of NL)The ...

They are very tiny, but they are a key source of information when it comes to Earth's evolutionary history: pollen grains are usually no larger than 20 micrometers, or 0.02 millimeters. Using these ...

Sedimentary rocks like sandstones form when preexisting rocks break down into bits that pile up and stick together to form a new rock. Pressure helps this process along, but it’s not enough on ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The area can be interpreted as an undulating basement with thinning of sedimentary rocks related to deep features (structures ... Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) process ...

These rocks result from accumulating mineral and organic particles on the earth's surface. The particles are then compacted during the cementation process. Below are facts about sedimentary rocks ...

In order to recover and process oil shale, it is necessary to first extract the sedimentary rock materials using surface or subsurface mining. These raw materials must then be sent to various ...

Abstract: Morphology is a descriptor of sedimentary rocks useful in earth science and economic geology ... These parameters are obtained by algorithms that process images of outcrops or samples of ...