The thick, mineral-rich layers of clay found on Mars suggest that the Red Planet harbored potentially life-hosting ...

Three main factors contribute to the formation of Midwest dust storms: strong winds, dry soil in farm fields and large ...

Thick clay deposits on Mars hint at long-lived lakes that may have sheltered early life - and preserved clues beneath layers ...

Researchers at the universities of Amsterdam and Utrecht have observed the formation of nanocavities in montmorillonite clay ...

The planet Mars is home to thick layers of clay that can span hundreds of feet. Since they need water to form, these outcrops have long been of interest to scientists looking for signs of past life on ...

To do this, mix bentonite clay powder with water to make a thick paste. Apply to the areas of skin that are prone to oil or acne. Leave the mask on for 20 minutes and rinse thoroughly. Repeat two ...

New findings have also shown that the formation was once submerged under water as soil samples containing traces of clay-like materials, marine deposits and seafood remnants were dated back to a ...

Archaeologists Discover Rare Clay Commander Among Thousands of Life-Size Terra-Cotta Soldiers in China The 2,000-year-old military general figurine is the tenth of its kind to be excavated from ...

“It’s undoing what the weathering has done.” So when the vast majority of those animals were wiped out in the Great Dying, the ocean’s dissolved silica became available for clay formation.

Accurate prediction for formation pressure is crucial for many practical scenarios in the field of oil and gas exploration, such as evaluating reservoir sweet spots. As formation depth gradually ...

“The goal of this project is to better ascertain the exact role that water has played in the formation of clay minerals on Mars,” said Tornabene, an Earth sciences adjunct professor and research ...

“The results suggest that the process of clay formation may have played a key role in regulating climate on early Earth and sustaining the temperate conditions that allowed for the evolution and ...