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

Researchers recently discovered a huge chain of extinct volcanoes buried deep below South China that formed when two tectonic ...

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.

The model Kite’s team built was unique in that it captured evolution of the Martian landscape and climate over an extremely ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

By discovering carbonate rocks, NASA's Mars rovers may have unlocked the key to understanding the fate of the Red Planet's ...