The project began with the collection of fine-grained shale—a sedimentary rock type rich in organic matter—from deep within ...

In a recent study, researchers from Curtin University and the Geological Survey of Western Australia unearthed compelling ...

It’s often assumed that all soil organic carbon ultimately derives from recent vegetation, but researchers argue that carbon inherited from parent rocks can be important and deserves more focus.

Not too long ago, I was searching for ideas for the next installment of the “Big Chemistry” series when I found an article ...

Scientists have made a surprising discovery about the formation of rock. It seems that industrial waste known as slag that is ...

"This gives us a maximum timeframe of 35 years for this rock formation, well within the course of a single human lifetime.

Southern Utah’s Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks are spectacular, dazzling, stunning… I quickly ran out of adjectives ...

While it's not every day people see a rattlesnake in Oregon, the venomous reptile is common in certain parts of the state.

Genetic characteristics are transferred from one generation to the other though nucleic acid in reproductive cells of male ...

In the heart of peninsular India, beneath the layers of time and rock in the Godavari Basin, lies a charred archive of Earth's fiery past. Scientists have now opened that archive using a powerful ...