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Chicxulub inferno: for a few minutes, rocks became fluid formed the crater with a mountain ring in the center
Scientists have a new understanding of the mechanical behavior of rocks during such an event
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How dust from Middle East deserts windblown to the Himalaya influences the monsoon in India
The sand particles cause the snow to absorb more sunlight and melt more quickly which sets off a series of interconnected feedback loops
Drystone walling is added to Unesco’s list of Intangible Heritage of Humanity
Valorized was the living tradition of the ancient know-how and the role it still plays for maintaining the landscpae
Green Emerald of more than 5000 carat (or 1,11 kg weight) was found in Zambia in October 2018 and auctioned in Singapore
The extraordinary stone was named „Inkalamu“ meaning ,lion’ in the local Bemba language
Simulated soil from Mars helps researchers on Earth to plan future stays to the red planet
The University of Central Florida now sells such fake celestial dirt at $20 a kilogram plus shipping
Mount Etna’s southeastern flank is slowly sliding into the sea
Within a period of 8 days, it moved by 4 cm seawards and subsided by 1 cm / A collapse could trigger a tsunami in the region
At the Palu earthquake in Indonesia, soil liquefaction caused serious damage
Due to the forces of the seismic shocks, the sandy ground got liquid and engulfed all that it had carried before
50 years ago: dismantling and relocating the stone temples of Abu Simbel
The giant statues once carved from a sandstone hill had to be cut into thousands of blocks using the quarry technology of the 1960ies
Landslides resulting from human activity have increased over time
Most were caused by construction, illegal hillcutting and illegal mining often combined with heavy rainfall
Kidney stones grow similar to mineralization that leads to coral reefs
Different from was thought before, they have layers with many components that grow and dissolve
Archaeologists find earliest and largest monumental cemetery in eastern Africa in Kenya
Relict of an egalitarian society, without a stratified social hierarchy which has been believed to be necessary for early complex societies
Limpets know about the state of their stone-like shells and are capable to repair the lime, in case of damage
„These simple marine organisms can react in a very subtle and clever way,“ a Trinity College Dublin scientist says
Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo in part caused by Indonesian volcano Tambora’s eruption, scientist says
Electrically charged volcanic ash short-circuited Earth’s atmosphere in 1815, causing global poor weather
The Alps grow an average of 1.8 mm in height and move to the northeast at a speed of up to 1.3 mm
For the first time, a computer model illustrates the dynamics of the mountains from the Maritime Alps all the way to Slovenia
Sculpting in Taiwan – now and again nature adds a touch of its own
German artist and sculptor Tobel experienced the forces of nature first hand on the geologically active island