The essential processes that continuously shape the surface of the Earth: weathering, erosion, and deposition. Weathering is the breakdown of rocks and minerals through physical (mechanical) and ...

Those sediments are often rich in silicates, the weathering of which will sequester CO2. In addition, mountain building brings not only sedimentary rocks with pyrite and carbonate to the Earth's ...

This new type of space weathering suggests that there’s something about Vesta — perhaps its mineral composition or its position in the solar system — that makes its surface environment ...

Computer models show that deep sea rock chemical reactions could release as much carbon dioxide as volcanoes.