rock
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When Sisyphus’s rock tumbles back after all that struggle, I can’t imagine him as happy.
The timing, location, and characteristics of the signals pointed to small, brittle events that happen seasonally as water freezes and thaws inside cracks in the rock.
From Science Daily
In the 13 years since 2012, all four horsemen of the apocalypse have rocked up to the party and put a stop to the dancing and jubilation.
From Salon
A global team of geologists and paleontologists has developed a new technique that makes it possible to accurately determine the age of fossil-bearing rocks by directly analyzing fossilized dinosaur eggshells.
From Science Daily
Heavy rare earths are formed over millions of years, as rainfall weathers igneous rocks, breaking them down and leaving elements concentrated near the surface.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
