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The entrance to the Hranice Abyss in the eastern Czech Republic.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

World’s Deepest Freshwater Cave May Be a Kilometer Deep

by Lauren Lipuma 8 September 202013 October 2022

The Czech Republic’s Hranice Abyss is more than twice as deep as researchers thought.

The Washington Monument peeks out from behind a sandstone gatepost
Posted inGeoFIZZ

Self-Guided Tour of the Geology in D. C. Buildings

by L. Strelich 6 December 201813 October 2022

The architecture of the nation’s capital reveals a secret geologic history—take a walking tour to spot the interesting fossils and minerals in the stones used to build the halls of power.

Posted inEditors' Highlights

Acoustic Monitoring of Inelastic Compaction in Porous Limestone

by A. Revil 12 April 201813 October 2022

During triaxial compression experiments, acoustic monitoring reveals compaction localization in a high porosity limestone, accompanied by a significant decrease in P-wave velocity.

Researchers assess whether methods of studying alluvial rivers are helpful to understanding behavior of rivers without loose sediment.
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How Do Rivers Flow over Bedrock?

by Terri Cook 8 May 201713 October 2022

A study questions whether the hydraulics of rivers that lack loose sediments along their bottoms can be accurately depicted by standard equations for flow over sediment.

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How Bat Breath and Guano Can Change the Shapes of Caves

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 9 November 201513 October 2022

Researchers working in caves in Borneo and elsewhere are finding evidence that biological processes shape many tropical caves by slowly eating away at surrounding rock.

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