Two geological wonders from China have been designated UNESCO Global Geoparks, the National Forestry and Grassland ...

With the two new sites, China is now home to 49 Global Geoparks, more than any other country. The nation's other UNESCO ...

With these new additions, China now boasts 49 UNESCO Global Geoparks, more than any other countries in the world.

The National Forestry and Grassland Administration announced on Friday that two geoparks in China, one in northwest ...

Karst refers to the topography, which can be above or below ground, formed from the dissolution of carbonate rocks such as limestone and dolomite. The awards were handed out at the recent UIRC ...

which originated thousands of years ago from a karst cave located on a limestone island. During the last ice age, the cave’s roof collapsed. As ice sheets melted and global sea level started to ...

Groundwater in karst aquifers are very important resource, at least a partial source of drinking water supply to almost 25% of the world’s population (Kollarits et al., 2006; Ford and Williams, 2007; ...

Southeastern Minnesota’s unique karst geography and its relation to farming practices may be complex and its human and economic toll immense, but a public health solution is by comparison cheap.

said that the discovery of this species adds a new member to the genus and enriches the variety of plant species found in karst landforms. Additionally, the discovery enriches the biodiversity of ...

Karst landforms, which are shaped by the dissolution of carbonate rocks, cover about 15% of the Earth's land surface and provide stable water resources to a quarter of the global population.