Tag: rocks
What’s behind the enduring popularity of crystals?
Joseph P. Laycock, Texas State University
As New York City mayor Eric Adams attends ribbon cuttings, marches in parades...
The surface of Venus is cracked and moves like ice floating...
Paul K. Byrne, North Carolina State University
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
An effective climate change solution may lie in rocks beneath our...
Benjamin Z. Houlton, University of California, Davis
Why has Earth’s climate remained so stable over geological time? The answer just might rock you.
Rocks, particularly the...
Welcome to the new Meghalayan age – here’s how it fits...
Steve Petsch, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Jurassic, Pleistocene, Precambrian. The named times in Earth’s history might inspire mental images of dinosaurs, trilobites or other enigmatic...
Nitrogen from rock could fuel more plant growth around the world...
Benjamin Z. Houlton, University of California, Davis
Nitrogen is one of the most important resources for people, ecosystems and the planet. It’s found in all...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
