Ancient carbon thought to be safely stored underground for millennia is unexpectedly resurfacing literally. A sweeping ...

Rivers are releasing ancient carbon dioxide, reshaping our understanding of the carbon cycle and its impact on climate change ...

Rivers have long played a key role in the planet’s carbon cycle. They move and release gases like carbon dioxide (CO₂) and ...

To say that oil is made from dinosaurs is like saying that bread is made from insects, just because the odd one occasionally ...

Research shows abyssal seafloor processes are crucial for trace metal cycling, influencing ocean chemistry and enhancing our ...

Several key moments in Earth's history help us humans answer the question "How did we get here?" These moments also shed light on the question "Where are we going?" and offer scientists deeper insight ...

Aerial image of rivers in northeast Siberia which are known to emit old carbon.University of Bristol Image depicts the global ...

A new study has revealed for the first time that ancient carbon, stored in landscapes for thousands of years or more, can find its way back to the ...

The emotions of youth become less all-important and less demanding of our attention. Young people feel that every perceived slight needs ...

Using coupled isotopes, a new study shows that a class of economically important granites are derived by sediment melting without mantle input.

Samples from slag cliffs in England reveal industrial waste products can turn into rock in less than four decades, challenging assumptions about how rocks form.

AS the rocks which form the continental masses are disintegrated by the action of weathering and other geological agents, their detritus accumulates to form sedimentary rocks, ultimately on the ...