Petrographic classifications of sand and sandstone proposed more than half a century ago
are still in use, although they were formulated at a time when depositional and post …

Abstract Sediment Routing Systems (SRS) and Sediment Generation (SG) are two branches
of sedimentary geology which are complementary, although their full integration remains …

In the last two centuries, since the dawn of modern geology, heavy minerals have been used
to investigate sediment provenance and for many other scientific or practical applications …

We often resort to mythical thinking in the face of natural phenomena that we hardly
understand. Sedimentary petrology has several long-standing myths. One is that sediments …

Extreme precipitation is the leading cause of the flood, soil erosion, and drought with
significant socioeconomic impacts on human resources. Therefore, projecting future …

We here present the first comprehensive provenance study of the Sahara Desert using a
combination of multiple provenance proxies and state-of-the-art statistical analysis. Our …

The bulk sand samples and detrital zircons collected from the Atasta and Alvarado beach
areas in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico have been analysed for geochemistry and U–Pb …

Dust is a common weather phenomenon in the Arabian Gulf, which has severely affected
economy and health. Sand and dust storms (SDS) trajectories in the Arabian Gulf were …

Full‐plate reconstructions describe the history of past continental motions and how plate
boundaries have evolved to accommodate these motions. Traditionally, tectonic …

The evolution of the present-day African savannah fauna has been substantially influenced
by the dispersal of Eurasian ancestors into Africa. The ancestors evolved endemically …