A compound is a substance that contains two or more elements close elementA pure substance that is made from only one type of atom. Elements are listed on the periodic table. Elements cannot be ...

Uncovering the fossil record requires scientists with many different areas of expertise ... There are three main types of rock: igneous rock, metamorphic rock, and sedimentary rock. Almost all fossils ...

There are three main rock types: igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic. These rocks are made of minerals that all have different characteristics. Some will melt into magma or lava – super-hot, ...

Metamorphic proteins can be thought of as the "shapeshifters" of human, animal and bacterial cells. Their ability to ...

By linking the chemistry of different zones within a mineral ... team and I analyzed and imaged a single grain of metamorphic monazite from rocks we collected from the Annapurna region of central ...

The “quartz-monitor” research project investigates the intrinsic chemical variations of detrital monocrystalline quartz and inclusions (mineral and melt) as an innovative sediment provenance tool. The ...