Figure 1: The eastern Papuan peninsula has been undergoing extension since at least 6 Myr ago. Figure 2: Schematic interpretation of the present-day crustal structure along the heat-flow profile ...

Metamorphic rock is the result of the transformation of a pre-existing rock type, the protolith, in a process called metamorphism, which means "change in form". The protolith is subjected to heat and ...

The Rock Cycle is Earth's great recycling process where igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks can all be derived from and form one another. Analogous to recycling a Coke can, where an old can ...

Marble is best known for what it can be made into — incredible artworks or tacky ashtrays. But before it was that prized white-grey rock, marble was something a lot more pedestrian — limestone. For ...

Sedimentary rocks are made up of pieces of older rocks (igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary) and organic remains (shells, bone, etc.). When rocks break apart from erosion they are transported by ...

China National Offshore Oil Corporation announced on Sunday the discovery of the world's largest metamorphic rock oilfield in the deep layers of China's Bohai Sea. The Bohai 26-6 oilfield has achieved ...

Unusual proteins that can quickly fold into different shapes provide cells with a novel regulatory mechanism. Proteins are molecular origami at its finest. Classically, a protein is imagined as a ...

Elon Musk believes that "machines that build the machines" are ultimately more important than whatever it is you're manufacturing. In his own work with Tesla and SpaceX, it's clear why Musk says this: ...

Adesuwa McCalla, the principal of literary management firm MetaMorphic Entertainment, has signed a first-look deal with Amazon Studios. Under the pact, McCalla will develop original series via ...