Sedimentary rock is comprised of sediment, as the name suggests. Over time, tiny minerals, sand, rocks, and debris layer on ...

TACLOBAN CITY – The province of Northern Samar has officially launched its bid for the declaration of the iconic Biri rock formations a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural ...

Nature’s drapery department outdoes any interior designer. These amber-colored flowstone formations have been slowly crafted drop by drop since woolly mammoths roamed Missouri. Photo credit: Pantelis ...

Researchers reveal a dynamic geologic past for Antarctica’s Transantarctic Mountains, uncovering ancient mountain-building and glaciation events hidden beneath the ice. A new study led b-Oshkosh geolo ...

Classically, granites are separated into two broad categories—“I-type” vs. “S-type”—representing different igneous vs. (meta)sedimentary rock sources for melting. Their geochemistry differs for ...

Alison Parish, a photographer based in Christchurch, traveled to Lake Tekapo with her husband in April and was surprised by the number of upright rock formations that had been erected along the ...

The formation stands as a result of natural geological shifts and uplift caused by the formation of the Rocky Mountains. In the 1890s, Balanced Rock became a private attraction when a local family ...