Liverpool researchers' discovery of collagen in fossilized bones could provide new insights into dinosaurs. For years, ...

The Gorgeous Inertia of the Earth is a moving tribute to making, in all its forms – not least that of writing. But this ...

This challenge is further compounded in complex buildups composed of both multi-stage developed igneous rocks and biogenic carbonates ... belongs to the Zhuhai Formation and is divided into three ...

Upheaval Dome is a giant rock formation in southeastern Utah with two potential origin stories, although most scientists think it was created by an ancient meteor strike.

A mineral is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and an ordered crystalline structure formed by geological processes. Rocks are categorized into three main ...

as well when Dad taught us about the earth’s crust and the many types of rocks and stones made — igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic — usually ending in “well I don’t give a schist, well isn’t that ...

Here are the 25 best rock songs of the last 25 years. While 2000 did not mark the turn of the century, nor the millennium (those counts start at 2001), it did signal a new era. The first decade ...

That prime numbers form the foundation of contemporary cryptography is something you can watch YouTube videos about, though it feels like some big revelation here. Meanwhile! Young American Taylah ...

Pinnacle Rock (lower left) and Black Rock (upper right) outcrop at the summit of Black Oak Mountain. The Pinnacle Rock formation also extends far outside the boundary of the park, reaching more than ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. Why don’t rocks burn? – Luke, age 4, New Market, ...