Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources

‘Weathering’ rock dust in farm fields – a down-to-earth climate solution?

UC researchers have devised a first-of-its-kind study to measure the carbon sequestered by enhanced rock weathering, a ...

Scientists want to use enhanced rock weathering to cool the Earth

What if cropdusting could cool down the climate? What about rockdusting? Turns out sprinkling rock dust on fields may enhance ...

Weathering of the Southern Andes plays a critical role in balancing CO₂ emissions

The towering peaks of the Southern Andes are not just shaping the skyline of South America—they are also quietly influencing ...
University of Wyoming

UW Professor Leads Study That Finds Physical Weathering of Rock Breakdown More Important Than Previously Recognized

Brad Carr, a UW associate research scientist in geology and geophysics, uses the Geoprobe instrument to sample the subsurface in the foothills of the southern Sierra Nevada in California. Carr ...
Nature

Sandstone Geomorphology And Weathering Processes

Sandstone landscapes, with their intricate forms and textures, offer an excellent window into the processes that shape our planet’s surface. The evolution of these formations is governed by a ...

Scientists Discovered the Tunnels of a Possibly Unknown Ancient Lifeform

For most organisms on Earth, rocks are objects, not food. But for one oddball microbe, desert limestone seems to have been on the menu. Whether or not this mysterious form of life still exists or went ...
EurekAlert!

Study find physical weathering of rock breakdown more important than previously recognized

Research led by the University of Wyoming shows that physical weathering is far more important than previously recognized in the breakdown of rock in mountain landscapes. Because it is difficult to ...