Smithsonian researcher Wriju Chowdhury is part of an expedition searching for 4-billion-year-old crystals that could uncover the secrets behind Earth’s early history Emma Saaty A remote geologic ...

If you said Jim Bey has rocks in his head, he probably would take it as a compliment. Bey’s Rock Shop in Colebrookdale Township features more than 8,000 square feet of rocks, minerals, crystals, ...

Scientifically speaking, the term “crystal” refers to any solid that has an ordered chemical structure. This means that its parts are arranged in a precisely ordered pattern, like bricks in a wall.

If a tornado strikes New England, Chris Fiske is confident his house isn't going anywhere. It's anchored with 8 tons of crystals and rocks from all over the world. Fiske makes the joke signaling to ...

The Acasta Gneiss is known as one of the oldest rocks on the Earth, estimated to be about 4 billion years old, located in the ...

My husband jokes that, as a biologist and general wildlife lover, I'm only interested in something if it has four legs and a tail. And he is pretty much right – it has to be really special to draw my ...

Minerals, crystals, and fossils are beautiful, geologically fascinating, and can aid in spiritual practices, with specimens from all over the world found at area rock shops. Whether you're really into ...

A new purple-pink mineral that has a chemical composition and crystalline structure unlike any of the known 4,000 minerals has been discovered at a mining site in Western Australia, researchers report ...

Taken by themselves, geodes are gorgeous, with the insides lined with crystals that add a sense of beauty and wonder to the rocks, and they become even more amazing when they are dinosaur eggs, as was ...