A Yale-led study, published in the journal Nature Water, found that spreading crushed limestone throughout farmland could ...

While landscaping brings greenery to many people’s minds, rocks are an important part of landscaping, too. Perhaps more accurately a hardscaping element, the various types of landscaping rocks add a ...

We often talk about climate change, melting glaciers, or strange landforms. But we rarely think about something that’s always around us– rocks. They don’t make the news, but they’re everywhere. We ...

You would have a hard time finding these common Earth rocks on our neighboring planets. Here’s what makes our landscapes so unique. Limestone landscapes, like this one in the Stone Forest in China’s ...

Graveyards have a lot to do with geology, from the rocks used for gravestones to what happens with our bodies buried underground. A human life is short if compared to the age of rocks: the oldest rock ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Cemeteries not only provide a peaceful place to contemplate and ...