Human activity has significantly altered the earth’s landscape — so much so that many scientists have said the planet began a new geological chapter called the Anthropocene era. Many of these changes ...

Researchers discovered that industrial slag can turn into solid rock in just 35 years. The study analysed a two-kilometer stretch of slag deposits, revealing rapid lithification. Dr Amanda Owen stated ...

What if an ordinary coast hid a rock formed in just a few decades? What researchers found there blurs the boundaries between nature and human intervention. A local fluke, or a prelude to a new reading ...