Weathering is the mechanical and chemical hammer that breaks down and sculpts the rocks. Erosion transports the fragments away. Working together they create and reveal marvels of nature from ...

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Throughout Earth's history, ice caps have been very rare, but a model of the past 420 million years suggests an explanation ...

And attrition where rocks carried by the sea are knocked together and broken down into smaller and smoother pieces. These type of erosion create landforms such as headlands and bays, arches ...

Fields of geology range from the initial formation and differentiation of the Earth to modern surface processes, such as erosion and soil formation, and include Earth system history and the ...

Villagers in a coastal community in Terengganu state are trying to fend off the threat from encroaching sea waters.

No injuries were reported. The popular arch in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area fell Thursday, and park rangers suspect changing water levels and erosion from waves in Lake Powell ...

We are hoping to keep the status quo as it is, but action is needed now to stop further erosion. "It's been two years since the rocks were put in place and they have worked well, but it's ...