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Geology

The gems and figures were found in the remains of a villa in Pompeii.

Found: A Stash of Mystical Charms and Amulets in Pompeii

The ash-encased city always manages to surprise.

Isaac Schultz August 15, 2019

Boca de Potrerillos

A mysterious, ancient collection of pre-Hispanic petroglyphs hidden deep in the Mexican desert.

St. Victor Petroglyphs

Saint Victor, Saskatchewan

St. Victor Petroglyphs

An outcropping plays host to the largest collection of pre-contact petroglyphs in Saskatchewan.

Lava pillows visible in the rock cut.

Meriden, Connecticut

Talcott Basalt Lava Pillows

Hidden behind a Target are pillows of cooled lava that formed at the bottom of a deep lake in the Mesozoic Era.

The Posbury Clump volcano, in all its faded glory.

For Sale: Your Very Own (Extinct) Volcano

The regrettably named Posbury Clump could be yours for just $60,000 and change.

Sabrina Imbler August 1, 2019

Kircher's map of the Earth's core and volcanoes, from <em>Mundus Subterraneus</em>, is richly detailed.

Stare Into the Belly of the Earth With 17th-Century Polymath Athanasius Kircher

How a visit to Vesuvius shaped his prescient vision of a hot core.

Jessica Leigh Hester July 30, 2019

Chamber with Screaming Monster formation in Sudwala Caves.

Dollaaskraal, South Africa

Sudwala Caves

These otherworldly caverns form Earth's oldest known cave system.

Mount Banahaw.

Quezon, Philippines

Mount Banahaw

This volcano in the Philippines is believed to have miraculous healing powers.

Virgin Wall at Penitente Canyon.

Del Norte, Colorado

Madonna of Penitente Canyon

A mural of the Virgin of Guadalupe painted on the rock wall by canyon's religious namesake.

The volcano known as Ok is now down a glacier.

The Trek to Bid Farewell to an Icelandic Glacier

A plaque will soon mark the site of Okjökull, one of Iceland’s dearly departed.

Jessica Leigh Hester July 23, 2019

Rock-cut houses.

Montejo de Tiermes, Spain

Tiermes

The ruins of an ancient Celtiberian town with incredible rock-cut buildings and a Roman aqueduct.

The Totem Pole

Fortescue, Australia

Totem Pole

Many rock climbers have come to conquer this slender sea stack, with various degrees of success.

Del Norte, Colorado

La Ventana Arch

Unlike most arches, this geological oddity formed in a volcanic dike.

A canoe, two water serpents, and the great lynx Mishipeshu.

Agawa Bay, Ontario

Agawa Rock

A sacred Ojibwe site covered in pictographs next to Lake Superior.

Gaet’ale Pond.

Afar Zone 2, Ethiopia

Gaet’ale Pond

The Earth's saltiest natural body of water belches toxic gas.

If you think you've got a chondrite, you're looking for chondrules and metal grains.

How to Find a Meteorite

It's a long shot—but if you're keen to look, here's how to start.

Jessica Leigh Hester July 18, 2019

Did lard help these megaliths make it to Stonehenge?

Does the Mystery of Stonehenge Involve Pig Fat?

New research says the megaliths may have been dragged to the site with the help of lard.

Jessica Leigh Hester July 17, 2019

Another lake-based face-off, in Hutchinson, Minnesota.

Wisconsin and Minnesota Are Waging an Extremely Friendly War Over Who Has More Lakes

Wait, what the heck is a lake, anyway?

Sabrina Imbler July 17, 2019