Gully erosion is the most severe form of soil erosion, and it can seriously impact agricultural fields, contributing to ...

A new study of the freshwater greenfin darter fish suggests river erosion can be a driver of biodiversity ... The two were remarkably similar: The fish seemed to form separate lineages in the ...

Water reshapes Earth through slow, powerful erosion, carving intricate landscapes like caves and pinnacles in soluble rocks ...

For example, acid rain dissolves limestone to form ... water, wind, and ice, rock debris would simply pile up where it forms and obscure from view nature's weathered sculptures. Although erosion ...

As clay is a softer rock than the sandstone, it erodes more quickly, moving backwards faster to form sheltered bays. The harder sandstone is more resistant to erosion and forms exposed headlands.

The connection between river erosion and peak uplift is well-documented and has been studied in places such as the Alps, Antarctica and the Colorado Plateau, Dai said. “Usually, rivers and ...

In a paper appearing in Science, the researchers report that river erosion can be a driver of biodiversity ... The two were remarkably similar: The fish seemed to form separate lineages in the ...