formation

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The rock formation at Sant'Andrea in Melendugno, Puglia served as a tourist attraction for wedding proposals and was a popular landmark on the Adriatic coast.

From BBC

Both types of injury led to cell death and the formation of glial scars -- just as occurs in real spinal cord injury.

From Science Daily

Much of that growth came from unconventional drilling, including hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling from geologic formations such as shale rock.

From MarketWatch

The board, which was due to have its first meeting in Washington on 19 February, will also oversee the formation of a new technocratic Palestinian government in Gaza and post-war reconstruction.

From BBC

This arrangement is explained by a leading theory of planet formation.

From Science Daily