The term slump is a metaphor borrowed from geology, and is an inexact and subjective term. Within an economy, slumps can be precursors to an oncoming recession. Stock market slumps result in lower ...

"Geologists have spent decades—centuries—worrying about slumps," says Richard Alley, co-author of the new paper in Geology. A slump occurs when mass of rock or sediment loses some of its ...

A new study, published in the journal Geology, estimates the age of the Amazon river at 11 million years.. Conducting analysis of sedimentological and paleontological data obtained by drilling ...

"Geologists have spent decades -- centuries -- worrying about slumps," says Richard Alley, co-author of the new paper in Geology. A slump occurs when mass of rock or sediment loses some of its ...