Limestone Pavements are bare limestone rock surfaces composed of slabs of rock (clints), separated by variable-width vertical cracks (grikes) . These grikes have developed by weathering and enhanced ...

In March 2013, a Florida man, Jeffrey Bush, died after a huge sinkhole opened up under his house. Florida is the sinkhole capital of the world: Most of its landmass is a vast limestone platform, ...

The notoriously large carbon footprint of cement production is a prime target for researchers looking to chip away at the problem of climate change, and we've seen how this could involve all kinds of ...

Chennai: A recent study by the Tamil Nadu planning commission has found that limestone and magnesite mines in the state have the highest potential for restoration due to their terrain and size, while ...