(CN) — According to findings from a study released this week, scientists have confirmed that mysterious stone forests are formed by flowing water eroding the landscape, creating a unique rocky terrain ...

The most common process by which limestone caves form involves carbonic acid — or weakly acidic groundwater — as the primary agent. When carbonic acid contacts limestone, it dissolves minerals in the ...

Thousands of limestone pillars rising from the sun-baked sands of this desert are much older than previously expected.

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How do you date the disappearance of something? That is what Curtin University geologist Milo Barham asked, summarizing the dilemma that has fascinated scientists for years as they try to solve the ...