Travertine is not only a geological wonder but also a popular building material. Its use dates back to ancient Rome, evident ...

Curling rocks—as the round, roughly 40-pound stones are called—only come from two places on the planet: a little island in ...

"He was searching for rocks an entire life Never to be satisfied. In the end he got a last stone That should satisfy him." Graveyards have a lot to do with geology, from the rocks used for gravestones ...

Almost 20 years ago, New Scientist ran a feature called “Imagine Earth without people”, a thought experiment about what would happen to our planet over thousands of years if humanity suddenly ...

York County residents often travel somewhere in the world to visit a well-known locality. These locations are often natural exposures of rocks or maybe a combination of the actions of “Mother Nature” ...

Graveyards not only provide a peaceful place to remember a loved one. They are repositories for the study of local history and art, and they provide a safe haven for insects, lichens, plants and ...