"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 ...

We often talk about climate change, melting glaciers, or strange landforms. But we rarely think about something that’s always around us– rocks. They don’t make the news, but they’re everywhere. We ...

Discover the top 5 natural rock formations around the world. Explore how these coolest rock formations and geological wonders ...

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 ...

THE closing years of the nineteenth century witnessed a revival of interest in the petrology of gneous rocks, which must be regarded as marking an important stage in the development of that subject.

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 ...