We often talk about climate change, melting glaciers, or strange landforms. But we rarely think about something that’s always ...

Microbes have been discovered alive inside 2-billion-year-old rock, offering a rare window into Earth’s deep past. Found in the Bushveld Igneous Complex (BIC) of South Africa, these microscopic ...

In 79 A.D., Roman author Pliny the Elder marveled at how dust could turn to stone. "Who, indeed," he wrote in Naturalis ...

International Rock Day is observed every year on July 13 to recognise the natural wonders of rocks and stones and their significance in human history, science, art, and daily life. In 2025, this ...

Our planet has been asteroid-smashed, melted and eroded, enough that most of its original armor has been long buried. Except ...