Why don’t rocks burn?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to ...

Making cement from a different type of rock could clean up emissions

Cement production alone currently accounts for about 8 percent of global CO 2 emissions, so considerable effort is going into ...
PBS

Rocks and Minerals: Rocks Your World

Discover how rocks, minerals & the rock cycle change your world. Join the Science Trek team to explore rocks and minerals! Discover how the Earth formed, the three types of rocks, the rock cycle, and ...
Popular Mechanics

The Rocks Beneath Your Feet Are Younger Than Your Parents and Made of Your Trash

The rock cycle naturally takes thousands to millions of years, but scientists just identified a new form of rock that cements in under four decades. Researchers believe the natural cements found in ...
Mongabay

Calls for caution as enhanced rock weathering shows carbon capture promise

Natural rock weathering is a fundamental part of Earth’s carbon cycle but occurs over thousands of years. Enhancing this cycle by spreading fine volcanic rock on agricultural land is a form of ...
The Conversation

Spreading crushed rock over farmland can remove CO₂ from the atmosphere if we do it right

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is naturally removed from the air when it reacts with certain types of rock. We can accelerate this process by crushing suitable rocks and spreading them over agricultural fields.