Scientists have found unusual, blueberry-like rocks on Mars that could give us more insights into its geological history.

Chains of up to a dozen carbon atoms have been detected in what appears to have been an ancient lakebed on Mars, contributing ...

Last week, the Perseverance Science Team were astonished by a strange rock comprised of hundreds of millimeter-sized spheres… ...

Whether sedimentary rocks store fossil hydrocarbons or act as impermeable layers to prevent the rise of oil, natural gas or ...

The basalt which makes up the Giant’s causeway is an igneous rock. Sedimentary rocks are formed by small rock pieces which are transported by rivers and laid down in layers. Chalk is a ...

I am a chemical sedimentologist: I study how and why chemical sediments form and lithify, with the goal of better understanding how chemical sedimentary rocks (e.g., carbonates, chert, iron formations ...