A scientific drilling paper published in September 2026 described the GRIND-ECT initiative, designed to obtain a detailed rock archive across the Ediacaran
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A Geological Society of America journal listing for October 2026 featured research discussion about large domal stromatolites in a 3.47-billion-year-old Pa
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A Geological Society of America announcement on 14 October 2026 highlighted a gathering focused on how changing water resources shape riverscapes and commu
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Research reported in Nature Communications on 24 October 2026 examined links between sea-level change and biodiversity dynamics during the Cambrian SPICE e
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Sedimentary structures form as particles are transported, deposited and modified. Bedding, cross-bedding, ripple marks, graded layers and mud cracks can pr
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A river delta forms where a river enters a standing body of water and deposits sediment faster than waves, tides and currents can remove it. Deltas ar
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Alluvial fans are fan-shaped sediment deposits that form where streams emerge from confined valleys onto flatter terrain. They are common in arid and
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Karst landscapes develop where soluble rocks, especially limestone, are dissolved by water. Sinkholes, disappearing streams, springs and caves are sur
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Columnar basalt is a striking volcanic rock formation in which cooling lava is divided into long, polygonal columns. The geometry is natural: it devel
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Coastal fieldwork brings together sedimentology, geomorphology and ocean processes. Cliffs, beaches, dunes and tidal platforms preserve evidence of ch
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