Rock
No mentions found
This entity hasn't been tracked yet, or Iris is still building its knowledge base.
Related Articles from SNS
'Out-of-place' rocks reveal how a young ocean formed
'Out-of-place' rocks reveal how a young ocean formed Lisa Lock Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor Deep below the Tyrrhenian Sea offshore Italy, scientists drilled into what they thought would be dark mantle rock—and found pieces of granite that seemingly had no business being there. Those unexpected intrusions turned out to offer a rare glimpse of how a massive fault rapidly pulled deep Earth rocks toward the surface during the opening of a young ocean basin. "When we first...
17,000-year-old stripes of red in a Welsh cave are the oldest rock art in the UK, study finds
17,000-year-old stripes of red in a Welsh cave are the oldest rock art in the UK, study finds Over a century after a red-lined cave wall was discovered, scientists have determined that it represents the U.K.'s oldest rock art. For a century, experts dismissed a series of parallel red lines discovered in a Welsh cave as a phenomenon of nature rather than human-made rock art. But a new study shows the lines are a rare example of Paleolithic art — and at 17,000 years old, they're the earliest...
These underwater 'living pink rocks' help store carbon: Scientists just found four new species
These underwater 'living pink rocks' help store carbon: Scientists just found four new species Sadie Harley Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor Rhodoliths may look like small rocks on the seafloor, but they are actually living algae that create habitats for marine life and contribute to long-term carbon storage. A new study found that the deeper, low-light waters off Japan's Tanegashima Island harbor a surprisingly distinct and diverse community of these living pink rocks,...
World Cup of Darts 2026: Pundit predictions with Littler, Humphries, Rock in action
World Cup of Darts 2026: Pundit predictions for winners, dark horses, best pairings with Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, Josh Rock in action The Sky Sports Darts pundits take a look at who the best pairings are heading to the World Cup of Darts; Northern Ireland's Josh Rock and Daryl Gurney are reigning champions; you can watch the World Cup of Darts live on Sky Sports in Frankfurt from June 11-14 Wednesday 10 June 2026 06:31, UK With the World Cup of Darts getting under way on Thursday June...
Little Rock baseball team celebrates with bus driver on the field after upset win to advance to Super Regional
Chaos would be the most accurate word to describe regional play in the 2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament, with upsets galore taking place around the country. If there were one regional, however, that you had to circle as the most chaotic, you may not have to look past Hattiesburg, Miss., where Little Rock pushed through the bracket. Southern Miss, the host in Hattiesburg and No. 9 seed overall, was eliminated right out of the gate, losing to Little Rock, the No. 4 seed in the regional, in its...
Why do male chimpanzees throw rocks at the same trees for more than a decade?
Why do male chimpanzees throw rocks at the same trees for more than a decade? Lisa Lock Scientific Editor Andrew Zinin Lead Editor Walking through the savanna-woodland landscape of Boé National Park, Guinea-Bissau, you might encounter a tree covered in gnarled scars, with an accumulation of rocks surrounding its base. The chimpanzees may have left the area, but you are lucky nonetheless, because you have stumbled upon evidence of a rare—and potentially cultural—chimpanzee behavior:...
Striped rock dismissed as natural in 1928 reclassified as UK’s oldest cave art
Scientific dating proves streaks on walls of Bacon Hole, near the Mumbles in south Wales, is Palaeolithic rock artIn 1912, the Guardian reported on the discovery of Palaeolithic rock art on the walls of Bacon Hole, a cave near the Mumbles in south Wales – only for the painted panel’s authenticity to be dismissed by 1928.A series of horizontal bands in red pigment were subsequently deemed no more than a natural phenomenon and the newspaper added an updated statement: “It was later established...
Striped rock dismissed as natural in 1928 reclassified as UK’s oldest cave art
Scientific dating proves streaks on walls of Bacon Hole, near the Mumbles in south Wales, is Palaeolithic rock artIn 1912, the Guardian reported on the discovery of Palaeolithic rock art on the walls of Bacon Hole, a cave near the Mumbles in south Wales – only for the painted panel’s authenticity to be dismissed by 1928.A series of horizontal bands in red pigment were subsequently deemed no more than a natural phenomenon and the newspaper added an updated statement: “It was later established...
Boy rescued after falling on rocks while coasteering
Boy rescued after falling on rocks while coasteering A child has been rescued after he fell four metres on to rocks while coasteering on a Pembrokeshire coast. The coastguard, ambulance service and RNLI responded to the report shortly before 16:00 BST on 28 May. The boy was with his parents after taking part in an organised coasteering session at Church Doors, near Lydstep.
New dating of Spain's Sala Keimada rock art sanctuary reveals thousands of years of continuous use
New dating of Spain's Sala Keimada rock art sanctuary reveals thousands of years of continuous use Gaby Clark Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor The Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) has participated in a study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports on Sala Keimada, one of the rock art sanctuaries in Cueva Palomera, the main cave of the Ojo Guareña Karst Complex (Merindad de Sotoscueva, Burgos, Spain). Led by Ana Isabel...