Rounding River Rocks (IMAGE)

University of Pennsylvania

Rounding River Rocks

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A new study by the University of Pennsylvania's Douglas Jerolmack, working with mathematicians at Budapest University of Technology and Economics, has found that rocks traveling down a riverbed follow a distinct pattern, first becoming rounder, and then smaller.

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