Trading gems, minerals, fossils and meteorites can be fraught with controversy and ethical ambiguity. But is the answer to ...

The Gem and Mineral Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Solano County McCormack Hall, 900 ...

Barry Hughes, a volunteer in the Condon Fossil Collection, opens a drawer containing the head of a saber-tooth tiger and ...

Welcome to 1950! Your young country is Europe’s hero and the world’s inspiration. Money’s pouring in, everybody’s happy, and it’s time for a road trip across this grand land. Untie the frilly apron, ...

One of the greatest performances of the past year has been Sean Penn’s mesmerising turn in Paul Thomas Anderson’s ...

But hiding along a stretch of Interstate 90 in Central Washington is a geological marvel that rivals anything you’d find on ...

Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park represents a side of Washington that many residents never see, despite driving past it regularly on their way to somewhere else. It’s a reminder to slow down, take ...

Young Earth creationists insist that the Bible be read literally. In their view, to reject biblical chronology ...

During photosynthesis, trees convert the carbon dioxide to sugars and in doing so produce oxygen as a biproduct, which is vital for life on Earth. “Trees draw carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and ...

Think of a forest and most people will envision lush landscapes with rows of tall trees all around. A forest can also be a place where people find 200-million-year-old fossils of ancient trees from ...

In this video, I demonstrate how to repurpose leftover scraps from cutting boards into new cutting boards. The process ...

I cracked my favorite cutting board — here’s how to keep yours pristine for years.