If you draw with a pencil, you can tell how soft the graphite inside is. Pieces of graphite break off to leave the pencil mark. But can you imagine drawing with a diamond? Diamonds and graphite are ...

Whether you're an avid rock collector or simply interested in the world around you — this new tool is designed to make ...

While landscaping brings greenery to many people’s minds, rocks are an important part of landscaping, too. Perhaps more accurately a hardscaping element, the various types of landscaping rocks add a ...

Nick DiFrancesco can speak to the media about the geology of Earth, Mars and the Moon, as well as natural science education and outreach. His research involves the characterization of rocks and ...

The rock cycle naturally takes thousands to millions of years, but scientists just identified a new form of rock that cements in under four decades. Researchers believe the natural cements found in ...