The coastline near Derwent Howe, in England’s Cumbria, hardly seems a place where geologists would find new things. They’ve been studying the area for two centuries, but in recent years, something ...

Researchers have shed new light on how a unusual rock formation in Oman was created, which could reveal new details about the Earth’s ability to store carbon dioxide (CO2) for millions of years.The ...

The first continents on Earth formed between 3 and 2.5 billion years ago. Geologists studying the oldest rocks found on Earth believe that partial melting, fueled by the heat released during the decay ...

A bizarre new type of rock containing plastic has been found across the globe, formed mainly from plastic we have created and discarded. This deposit is a combination of rock and plastic polymers from ...

To avoid the worst effects of climate change, many billions of metric tons of industrially generated carbon dioxide will have to be captured and stored away by the end of this century. One place to ...

The rock cycle naturally takes thousands to millions of years, but scientists just identified a new form of rock that cements in under four decades. Researchers believe the natural cements found in ...

Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and specializes in reporting on health, medicine, and genetics. Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and ...