Most meteorites are small — pebble-sized or smaller — chunks of rocky material that, in most cases, get buried in the soil or ...

A giant sequoia located in Sequoia National Park in California, the General Sherman is 52,500 feet in volume and is more than ...

NASA has found a rock on Mars that it has dubbed Skull Hill. The rock is known as a "float rock," and NASA has no idea where ...

"This float rock uniquely contrasts the surrounding light-toned outcrop with its dark tone and angular surface, and it ...

UNIFORM with the “Rock Minerals” of the same author, now in its second edition, the work which Prof. Iddings has now completed will take an assured place as the fullest and most comprehensive ...

Geological evidence off the coast of Iceland suggests climate change as a key factor in the decline of the Roman Empire.

Alternatively, NASA speculated that "Skull Hill" could be an igneous rock, potentially eroded from a nearby outcrop or ejected from an impact event. Interestingly, the team observed that the color ...

While many will find annoyance that they aren't in sport mode, upon closer look the crocs are also adorned with Swarovski crystals. These complement his "wine-colored" silk suit and his Rolex on ...

A weathered sign in the Minnesota River Valley proudly proclaims: “World’s Oldest Rock.” Erected in 1975, it marks a 3.8-billion-year-old gneiss — or so scientists thought.

Mars attracts attention in an odd way. This time, it has to do with a skull-shaped rock rather than cold poles or old rivers. This image from NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover, taken by the Mastcam ...