In the Brazilian Savanna, most of the soils have a low natural fertility. In order to overcome this limitation, farmers use large amounts of soluble fertilizers, causing environmental impacts. In the ...

The weathering of some silicate minerals in crushed rocks may occur in a few days of cropping and generate different physicochemical properties, with potential benefits to tropical soils. This study ...

The Mangzhang-Jiucheng granitoids of the Tengchong Terrane offers critical insights into the Mesozoic tectono-magmatic evolution of the eastern Tethyan Tectonic Domain. LA-ICP-MS zircon U–Pb ...

Despite repeated scientific warnings about the fragile geology and increasing disaster vulnerability of the Teesta river basin, north Sikkim is once again in crisis. A devastating cloudburst over the ...

Architects understand the power of a well chosen material. Specifying the right roof isn't just about aesthetics – it's about ensuring longevity, low maintenance and environmental responsibility.

For outstanding roofing, cladding and flooring, architects should consider phyllite. Over hundreds of millions of years of heat and pressure, sediment becomes shale. Then shale becomes slate. If the ...

The information on bedrock maps is generally aimed at a geotechnical or professional geologic audience, and has been interpreted and applied in many ways. Imagine the surface of the Earth with all the ...

The increased occurrence and severity of natural disasters, such as landslides, have impacted the stability of phyllite rock slopes in the complex geological regions of Western China. This situation ...

Multiple sequence alignments are often visualized by coloring the symbols according to some kind of properties. For example a color scheme for amino acids could use one color for hydrophobic residues, ...