Geologists studying ancient desert rocks have stumbled on a microscopic tunnel system that looks uncannily deliberate, a ...

A self-build home in the Outer Hebrides, known as Caochan na Creige and designed by Scottish practice Izat Arundell, has been named RIBA House of the Year 2025 The winner, announced last night (10 ...

In early 2024, I went to visit Eilidh Izat, co-founder of architectural practice Izat Arundell, in her and her partner Jack Arundell’s self-designed and self-built home Caochan na Creige on Harris in ...

The Stones of Stenness, a brood of lichen-encrusted megaliths in the far north of the British Isles, could be mistaken for a latter-day work of land art, one with ominous overtones. The stones stand ...

Shimano has announced another set of polished-silver components – this time for its 1x 10-speed CUES U6000 drop-bar groupset. Following on from its GRX Limited groupset, which launched to great ...

Tired of looking at ugly buildings? Escape the eyesores by homing in on their elemental constituents. Walk through any large city and you will find walls of a wide range of rocks equal to any ...

Many types of stones are available such as basalt, marble, limestone, sandstone, quartzite, travertine, slate, gneiss, laterite, and granite which can be used as construction materials. The stones ...

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Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. A high spatial and depth resolution deep-ultraviolet (UV) 266 nm wavelength ...

Scientists recently unveiled the nation's newest "oldest known" rock — discovered in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin all feature ancient rocks known as gneisses — ...

Geologist Michael Ackerson holds a sample from Canada's Acasta Gneiss formation, home to some of the oldest rocks on the planet. Michael Ackerson We know Earth is old. Scientists estimate that our ...

In a recent study, geologists say Michigan is home to the oldest known rock in the nation. Watersmeet gneiss is found in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Minnesota's Morton gneiss previously held the title ...