The oldest color ever was found in the Sahara desert. The region used to have an ocean flowing through, but the geological ...

World's Oldest Biological Colors Discovered in Billion-Year-Old Rocks Under the Sahara Published Jul 10, 2018 at 9:55 AM EDT Updated Jul 10, 2018 at 12:20 PM EDT ...

Given that the pore space in shale rock is predominantly sub-micron, these studies focus on the micro and the nanoscale. Phys.org. Scientists characterize shale cap rocks at tiny scales.

Shale has complex chemical and physical characteristics that make fluid flow through rock extremely complex and difficult to both measure and model. Researchers are now building new tools to ...

Oil shale is a type of sedimentary rock formation that is used to produce oil and gas. It is generally less economical than conventional crude oil.

This is a tougher form of rock that was largely neglected earlier in the shale revolution. Total US oil production recently hit an all-time high of 13.2 million barrels per day.