In the desert areas of Namibia, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, research work has revealed unusual structures that are probably due to the activity of an unknown microbiological life form. Unusually small ...

The geology of India is very diverse because an Indian rock belongs to different geologic periods, dating as far back as the Eoarchean Era. Some of the rocks are very deformed and altered.

Indiana’s limestone deposits were formed aeons ago when the land was the floor of an ancient sea, peopled with small, shell-bearing animalcules. Dying, these formed massive beds of oolite.

Lake Powell March 15, Lake Powell, USA. .The boat goes through the narrow canyon. Lake Powell is a reservoir in the Colorado River that spans 200 miles. Houseboats and powerboats cruise through the ...

In the scorching deserts of Namibia, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, scientists have discovered a curious feature in the rocks – thin, orderly tubes running through marble and limestone, possibly created by ...

Aerial view of woman rock climber ascending rugged limestone cliff with harness and rope for safety. Sportswoman climbing on vertical large boulder at Dobvush Rocks in Carpathian mountains, Ukraine.

School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Xi’ an Shiyou University, Xi’ an, Shaanxi 710065, China Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Petroleum Accumulation Geology, Xi’ an, Shaanxi 710065, China ...

We highlight Earth’s three main rock types, how they are formed and their common engineering uses.