In some of the driest parts of southern Africa, rock faces hold quiet records of much older worlds. Marble and limestone ...

Craic on: was the Giant's Causeway formed by collective cracking? The formation of the spectacular hexagonal stone columns at Ireland’s Giant’s Causeway and similar structures around the world can be ...

New research suggests that ozone gas emitted from fracturing rocks could serve as an indicator of impending earthquakes. Researchers the world over are seeking reliable ways to predict earthquakes, ...

Talk about a win-win situation. Compressed carbon dioxide may be more suitable than water for fracturing methane-rich rock – a finding that could help the growing hydraulic fracturing industry extract ...