A study provides compelling new evidence that a colossal "megaflood" refilled the Mediterranean Sea, ending a period during which the Mediterranean was a vast expanse of salt flats. The research ...

The 2,000-year-old military general figurine is the tenth of its kind to be excavated from the emperor Qin Shi Huang’s tomb, which may hold up to 8,000 clay statues Sonja Anderson Daily ...

The world's oldest rocks are spread across the globe and paint a picture of Earth's turbulent early history. Here are some of the most notable and important formations scientists have discovered ...

Principal Secretary (Mines, Geology & Petroleum) T. Ravikanth said here on Wednesday that the State had abundant reserves of ceramic minerals such as ball clay, silica sand, quarts, china clay and ...

The Leaning Tower of Pisa stands on a special foundation. It’s made of clay, sand, and shells. This mix has made the tower tilt by about 5.5 degrees. Soft soil usually causes problems for buildings.

Our partners in France and Switzerland, among others, are another great resource. The geologies they are looking to develop in are similar - for example France is developing its GDF in a clay geology ...

Also known as interstitial cystitis (IC), painful bladder syndrome (PBS) describes a chronic bladder health condition. It can cause people to experience pelvic pain and difficulty peeing.

Guangxi Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, ...

The soft, dark grey substance that geologists call “quick clay” is composed primarily of small flaky particles and a great deal of water. It contains very little of the electrolytic salts that ...

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is an umbrella term used for a large group of diseases that cause scarring (fibrosis) of the lungs. The scarring causes stiffness in the lungs which makes it difficult ...

Hundreds of diseases that cause scarring or inflammation in your lungs are known as interstitial lung disease (ILD)—also called pulmonary fibrosis. All of these diseases make it more difficult to ...