Populations and metropolitan centers are accumulated in coastal areas around the world. In
view of the fact that they are geographically adjacent to coasts and intense anthropogenic …

Water plays a critical role in erosion and sediment transport and this relationship is most
evident in the hyperarid Atacama Desert of Northern Chile, a region characterized by …

For the first four billion years of Earth's history, climate was marked by apparent stability and
warmth despite the Sun having lower luminosity. Proposed mechanisms for maintaining an …

Interest in mineral–microbe interaction has grown enormously over recent decades,
providing information in a puzzle-like manner which points towards an ever increasingly …

The existence of stabilizing feedbacks within Earth's climate system is generally thought to
be necessary for the persistence of liquid water and life. Over the course of Earth's history …

Interactions between microorganisms and clay minerals are ubiquitous in nature and are
involved in the formation and transformation of clay minerals and the global cycles of many …

Much work has been undertaken quantifying the abundance of phyllosilicate clay minerals
in soils, sediments and rocks of Earth's crust. However, no detailed global compilation of …

Abstract Calcium-aluminium-silicate-hydrate (CASH) gels containing heavy metal ions (Me:
Co 2+, Cu 2+ or Zn 2+) were precipitated at different Me/Si molar ratios to study the uptake …

Retrograde clay mineral reactions (reverse weathering), including glauconite formation, are
first-order controls on element sequestration in marine sediments. Here, we report …

The rare earth elements (REEs) are an important tool for understanding biogeochemical
cycling and sedimentary processes in the global ocean. However, ambiguities in the marine …