New podcast Reading Rocks, narrated by Ian Jackson, explores 500 million years of northern England’s geological history.

This article is offered in tribute to Founding Father Benjamin Franklin – writer, editor, printer, publisher, bookseller, and ...

In the 20th century, scientists began to suspect Earth was a lot older than we thought. It was our old friends/deadly foes, uranium and lead, that provided the first evidence.

This new series of photographs captures the vastness of Earth in ancient rock formations, natural weathering, tiny crystals, coastlines and gems of amber. But it’s also about the traces of family ...

Echinus Geyser saw a burst of activity in 2017, but since 2020 it has been boringly quiet. Now it's back with a bang.

How did hundreds of Montana granite stones end up in farm fields in Oregon’s Willamette Valley? Take a hike along an Ice Age ...

Novels by Tana French, Yann Martel and Cat Sebastian; memoirs by Christina Applegate and Liza Minnelli; a Judy Blume ...

The Burke Museum hosted a book club meeting Feb. 19, discussing “Spirit Whales and Sloth Tales: Fossils of Washington State” by Elizabeth Nesbitt and David B. Williams. This e ...

Has the Atlantis mystery finally been solved? A new book reveals that Plato based his story on a real setting, now beneath 400 feet of water.

April 2026 - 13 days for £3,595 per person 10 April 2027 - 13 days for £3,595 per person Journey through Vietnam’s deep history from Hanoi to Hoi An on a science-rich adventure where every landscape ...

A workshop to be held at Rocktown History on Friday could help people with questions about their ancestry fill in missing branches of their family trees.

A new book by Curt Stager and David Fadden, “The First Adirondackers: 12,000 Years of Indigenous Peoples in the Adirondack Uplands,” makes its purpose clear. The authors are, respectively, a Paul ...