Since the early 1980s, Earth scientists have understood that erosion and weathering of rock slowly removes CO 2 from the ...

Could blending of crushed rock with arable soil lower global temperatures? Researchers of Mainz University have studied global warming events from 40 and 56 million years ago to find answers. Their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. High erosion in southern France exposes these sedimentary rocks to weathering, releasing carbon dioxide as the ancient organic ...

Rock weathering controls the potential for soil carbon storage at a continental scale. New research from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and collaborators found that rock weathering—the ...

Scientists found that thawing permafrost can trigger increased rock weathering, a natural process that absorbs CO2 from the ...

One of the most accurate and complete records for tracing the weathering of continental crust over geological time is strontium isotopes (87 Sr/ 86 Sr) in marine chemical sediments. Strontium in ...

A new study published in the journal Nature reveals that the thawing of permafrost soils does not only release carbon, but may also promote its ...

Sedimentary rocks on the banks of the Mackenzie River, Canada, a major river basin where rock weathering is a CO2 source. Image credit: Robert Hilton. Rocks contain an enormous store of carbon in the ...

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Because this fingerprint turned up in both Siberia and South China, the team interprets it as evidence of a worldwide shift ...

Could blending of crushed rock with arable soil lower global temperatures? Researchers study global warming events from 40 and 56 million years ago to find answers. The Earth is getting hotter and ...

The Earth is getting hotter and consequences have been made manifest this summer around the world. Looking back in geological history, global warming events are not uncommon: Around 56 million years ...