Scientists have made a surprising discovery about the formation of rock. It seems that industrial waste known as slag that is ...

and Raman spectroscopy helped them to determine that Derwent Howe's slag materials contain deposits of calcium, iron, and ...

Researchers warn that current land management models don't account for accelerated, human-driven rock formation processes.

Laboratory tests helped the researchers determine that Derwent Howe’s slag materials contain deposits of calcium, iron, ...

"This gives us a maximum timeframe of 35 years for this rock formation, well within the course of a single human lifetime.

It’s not just litter. It’s entombed in a new kind of rock.

They warn the development of rock around industrial waste sites could have negative impacts on ecosystems as well as land planning. Their findings came from analysis of a two-kilometre (1.25-mile) ...

Industrial waste has resulted in artificial rock formations that could severely impact the surrounding ecosystems, say ...

iron, magnesium and manganese. These elements are highly chemically reactive, which is key to causing the accelerated process of rock formation. When the slag is eroded by the sea, it exposes the ...