Carbon sequestration isn’t new. Places in the Midwest and Gulf Coast already store carbon underground like this in sandstone rocks. But, basalt is different. When you put CO2 in the spaces ...

Mary Yap has spent the last year and a half trying to get farmers to fall in love with basalt. The volcanic rock is chock full of nutrients, captured as its crystal structure forms from cooling ...

Rocks like limestone and basalt naturally absorb carbon dioxide from the air. It's a process called rock weathering and it's similar to other forms of natural carbon capture, such as trees in ...

He's holding pieces of basalt. It's a hard volcanic rock that is neither rare nor particularly remarkable. But through a process known as 'enhanced rock weathering' it could help to cool our ...

Basalt, a commonly found rock in Australia, forms from rapidly cooled lava and is rich in minerals such as magnesium and calcium. Many Australians know it as "blue metal", the gravel often used in ...