Sedimentary rocks are the "recyclers" of the rock cycle, they take any other rock and turn it into a new one. Antelope Canyon in Arizona is carved from sandstone, a sedimentary rock.

Sedimentary rocks can change into metamorphic rocks due to heat and pressure from the movements of the Earth. Those metamorphic rocks can be weathered, eroded, and the pieces transported away.

A recently published study in Nature has uncovered a previously underestimated contributor to the global carbon cycle—geological weathering of carbon-rich sedimentary rocks, reported EOS ...

Science Academy - Sponsored by Knova's Carpets (ktiv) Download the experiment instructions HERE! Let’s review the 3 rock types: Sedimentary rocks are made of sediment. Sediment is formed by ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of sedimentary rock made of debris from slag heaps, formed in the geological blink of ...

Sedimentary rock is formed by the accumulation of minerals and other material. As rocks at the earth's surface are broken down, or “weathered,” the sediment is moved by forces such as water and wind ...

This 1930s educational film explores the natural landscapes, geological formations, and agricultural practices of the time. It features scenes of farmers tilling soil, majestic mountain roads ...

Franklyn Van Houten, a Princeton University geologist whose interest in simple sediments propelled him for dozens of summers on a scientific odyssey through the American West, Canada, Venezuela, ...

Plastistones, a new type of sedimentary rock that’s part-plastic and part-rock, has been found on at least five continents and 11 countries.