To many of us, the Earth’s crust is a relic of ancient, unknowable history. But to a geologist, stones are richly illustrated narratives, telling gothic tales

A rich and exuberant group biography of the early geologists, the people who were first to excavate from the layers of the world its buried history. The birth o

The classic essay on the "karesansui" garden by French art historian Berthier has now been translated by Graham Parkes, giving English-speaking readers a concis

Mountains are made of it. Buildings can be too. Read more to find out the facts on rocks.

Every rock is a tangible trace of the earth’s past. The Story of the Earth in 25 Rocks tells the fascinating stories behind the discoveries that shook the fou