Physical and Chemical Weathering of Rocks
Weathering is the breaking down of rock material by physical or chemical processes.
Australia’s Yarrabubba is the Oldest Impact Crater on Earth
Recently published research indicates that the Yarrabubba impact structure in Australia may be the world’s oldest.
This Detailed Map Shows 119 Years of Earthquakes
The USGS has released a highly detailed and updated map of seismicity from 1900 to 2018.
The Arctic Permafrost is Thawing and It’s Causing Thousands of Landslides
Using Banks Island, Canada as a study area, researchers analyzed trends in permafrost thaw and associated landslides.
The First Newly Formed Island to Survive in the Satellite Era
The first newly formed island to survive in the age of remote sensing is an island that formed four years ago near the in the South Pacific island nation of Tonga.
What is England’s Highest Mountain?
Found at 978 metres (3,209 ft) above sea level, Scafell Pike is located in Lake District National Park in Cumbria.
New Baby Island in the Zubair Islands
Volcanic activity that erupted on December 19, 2011 has resulted in a new island to the group of 10 small islands that make up the Zubair Islands off the coast of Yemen.
