A growing number of countries are planning a permanent solution to the issue of radioactive waste by burying it deep ...

Mountain building, also known as orogenesis, is a geological process that involves the formation and uplift of large, elevated landforms, known as mountains. The term "orogenesis" comes from Greek ...

Over a period of three months to three years, compounds like calcium, uric acid and bits of organic matter coalesce into the crystallized structure we know as the kidney stone. This formation process, ...

Under the Sierra Nevada in California, scientists have observed a rare phenomenon that sheds light on the dynamics of the Earth's crust. The rocks of the lithosphere, denser than the underlying mantle ...

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Using advanced computational models, researchers explain how the North China Craton, an ancient and stable geological structure, is falling apart BEIJING, Nov. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cratons are ...

Eastern Africa is undergoing a dramatic geological transformation, scientists reveal. A 'geological heartbeat' of molten rock pulses beneath Ethiopia's Afar region, weakening the crust. This process, ...