Similar to erosion, weathering can also cause the breaking down of materials in the atmosphere. There are three main types of weathering: chemical, physical and biological. As the river flows ...

A new study in Chile shows how small differences in rock type can drive large differences in erosion, vegetation, and river networks, illuminating the role of mineralogy in shaping landscapes.

Without the erosive forces of water, wind, and ice, rock debris would simply pile up where it forms and obscure from view nature's weathered sculptures. Although erosion is a natural process ...

Water erosion is the most widespread form of soil ... varying levels of historical erosion - often within specific soil types or landscape positions (Bruce et al. 1988). This approach works ...

“All soil types on bare ground are under threat of being lost through erosion, both wind and water erosion,” Anderson adds. So, why should you care? Well, Anderson says all of us are eater ...