2026 April - 32 articles
Sandstone of the Lower Cretaceous Luohe Formation is the main water inrush source in the Binchang Mining Area in the southwestern Ordos Basin. Its sedimentary environment and provenance features are critical for local coal development and safe mining...
This study fills a knowledge gap in the distribution of the Upper Cretaceous dinosaur tracks in central China by examining two newly discovered tracksites near Xiakou village (Nanzhang County) and Jiuxian town (Yuan’an County), Hubei Province....
The marine shale of the Longmaxi Formation is the main layer for shale gas exploration and development in the Sichuan Basin. That said, the pore structure in the Longmaxi shale is strongly heterogeneous, and how these pores form and are preserved rem...
Diagenetic anomalies within the Upper Paleozoic coal-bearing strata of the Longdong area, Ordos Basin, represent a complex interplay between thermal maturation and fluid evolution, yet their governing mechanisms remain poorly understood. This study i...
Natural gas hydrate is a clean energy resource critical for global energy security and low-carbon transition. Understanding its geological accumulation mechanisms is essential for exploration and development. However, the current research on NGH geol...
The viae romanae (Roman roads) were constructed according to precise designs and exceptional engineering techniques, ensuring their strength and durability. They represent an immeasurably important factor in human history. Their impact has been unive...
The assessment of the hydromorphological state of a river is fundamental for both correctly evaluating its ecological conditions and planning its restoration. Despite this, there is a critical gap in studies on this topic in Southern Italy, although...
Continental remobilization is a crucial driver of metallogenesis and the formation of ore deposits. Some of the world’s largest mineral deposits of the economically valuable elements tin (Sn), tungsten (W), gold (Au), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), an...
Geological environment evaluation for urban underground space (UGEE) is a critical foundation for optimizing the utilization of urban underground space (UUS) and mitigating exploitation risks. With recent advancements in 3D geological modeling techno...
The management of waste bentonite slurry (WBS) produced during slurry shield TBM excavation involves environmental and operational challenges from the perspective of developing a more sustainable tunnelling construction process. In this study, the po...
We conducted a paired gravity and seismic survey at Kentland Crater with the goal of investigating its subsurface density structure. Our results show that the complex crater hosts a ~4.5 mGal Bouguer gravity high corresponding to the central uplift....
The northwestern Amazonian Craton exposed in eastern Colombia preserves a complex Proterozoic tectonothermal history. In this study, we present new zircon and apatite U–Pb geochronological data from orthogneisses of the Guaviare Complex (Termal...
Research on landslides around reservoirs is necessitated to strengthen risk prevention and mitigation, as their occurrence has catastrophic consequences. For reservoir safety assessments, landslide susceptibility analysis is commonly concentrated on...
Isotopic disequilibrium during the formation of high-temperature (HT) metamorphic complexes by anatexis during continental collision is a process that deserves intense discussion since it is fundamental to understand the evolution of continental crus...
The geomorphological characterization of coastal–marine environments is essential for environmental management and biodiversity conservation. The objective of this study was to model the geomorphological diversity of the Punta de Coles National...
Rain-induced shallow landslides persistently disrupt Nepal’s mountain roads, frequently leading to fatalities, transport disruptions, and economic losses. This study develops physically validated, site-specific rainfall thresholds for the lands...
The growing demand for Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) requires mining practices that align with sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles, while mining training increasingly benefits from advanced digital tools. Virtual...
This research provides an extensive evaluation of liquefaction induced by earthquakes in the Ionian Islands, specifically Lefkada, Cephalonia, Ithaki, and Zakynthos, through the compilation of a liquefaction inventory and GIS-based liquefaction susce...
Variscan two-mica granites are widespread in the Trás-os-Montes region (NE Portugal), yet their emplacement ages, petrogenesis, and relationship with Variscan deformation phases remain poorly constrained. This study integrates U–Pb zirco...
Unlined pressure tunnels and shafts are widely employed in hydropower projects where the surrounding rock mass is required to sustain the internal water pressure. Their hydraulic stability is governed by complex interactions among the three-dimension...
As one of the most catastrophic geological hazards globally, landslides exhibit heightened risks due to their increasing frequency, destructive potential, and extensive spatial distribution. The primary objective of this study is to develop an integr...
Aiming at the problems of microseismic signals from rock mass fracture in deep-buried tunnels with low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) suffering from coupled interference of multi-source noise, and traditional filtering methods having fixed parameters an...
Methanogens, or methanogenic archaea (MA), are among the most ancient and widely distributed microorganisms, characterized by a unique metabolism that generates methane (CH4) as the terminal product of anaerobic respiration. Their ability to grow and...
Marine electric-source time domain electromagnetic (TDEM) surveys typically involve the simultaneous movement of transmitters and receivers, which generates a large number of transmitter–receiver pairs. This acquisition geometry creates notable...
The Gulf of Taranto (Ionian Sea) is a key transitional sector between the Southern Apennines collisional belt and the Calabrian Arc system, where the expression of Pleistocene–Holocene deformation in the shallow stratigraphic record remains deb...
The Circum-Rhodope Belt fringes the Rhodope and Serbo-Macedonian zones in the Alpine orogen of the northern Aegean region. This belt contains Late Paleozoic and Mesozoic metasedimentary successions that record depositional history along the continent...
The growing global demand for critical raw materials (CRMs) essential to renewable energy, electromobility, and digital technologies has accelerated the need for advanced exploration methods capable of operating in increasingly challenging geological...
The northern Vietnam shelf, particularly the area adjacent to the Red River Fault Zone, is characterized by complex geology and active neotectonics. However, the patterns of degassing and the origins of hydrocarbon gases in this region remain poorly...
Recent years have witnessed growing interest in CO2 and in the possibility of injecting it into the Earth’s crust for multiple purposes. In addition to the fact that pure CO2 is already present in some geological formations, the most debated is...
Oil and gas exploration conducted in the main fault zone of the Fuman Oilfield has yielded large-scale and high-production results. Against this background, the non-fault zone has emerged as a new domain for oil exploration endeavors. Nevertheless, t...
Disaster resilience has become a key focus of risk reduction efforts, but measuring it remains complex due to differences in hazards, development paths, and data systems. This study modifies the Baseline Resilience Indicators for Communities (BRIC) a...
This study evaluates the performance of eleven Planetary Boundary Layer (PBL) schemes within the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model over the Central Amazon Basin, focusing on contrasting wet and dry season conditions observed during the GoA...
