The Republicans running Donald Trump’s Washington grew up on the rebellious culture of the 1990s — discarding its politics ...

The Republicans running Donald Trump’s Washington treasure the rebellious culture of the 1990s — discarding its politics while keeping its defiance.

A narrow stone corridor cut directly into a cliff face in south-western China continues to astonish visitors centuries after it was created. Hidden within the vast complex of the Dazu Rock Carvings, ...

Since the early 1980s, Earth scientists have understood that erosion and weathering of rock slowly removes CO 2 from the atmosphere, regulating Earth’s climate on geological timescales. But recent ...

In celebration of National Rock Day, learn how several rock specimens in the new exhibition “From These Lands” shed light on ...

A young girl was rescued after becoming trapped between rocks for more than three hours at Hound Tor on Dartmoor in Devon, England. Emergency crews, including firefighters, cave rescue specialists, ...

The global trade in construction sand alone now moves on a scale that rivals the illegal markets in timber, gold, and fish combined, run through networks violent enough to have cost reporters and ...

Europe remains among the world's most valuable e-commerce markets, but its regulatory landscape is evolving. Sweeping reforms to the EU Customs Union are reshaping how international brands approach ...

Until recently, the alcohol industry could rely on the maxim that when times are good, people like to drink, and when times are bad, people like to drink. This maxim is now facing a sobering ...

The Perseverance rover detected organic carbon in mudstones. NASA's Perseverance rover has found complex carbon molecules in rocks on Mars, adding to growing interest in signs that the planet may once ...

DNA preservation on cave walls is highly variable, but scientists say their work is an important step on the path toward gaining a deeper understanding of our creative ancestors ...

Janet Yang has spent a career proving that stories can cross borders that politics cannot. Now, as the new chairwoman of the Committee of 100, she is bringing that conviction to one of the most ...