Tag: rock

October 10, 2017 at 12:28 pm

The Earth Pyramids of Italy: Where Boulders Perch Atop Pillars of Clay

The Earth Pyramids of Italy: Where Boulders Perch Atop Pillars of Clay

One of the strangest landscape elements of the Alps are the so-called Earth Pyramids of South Tyrol

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January 26, 2017 at 12:10 pm

Incredible Sculptures Made from Metal and River Rock

Incredible Sculptures Made from Metal and River Rock

Artist Ryan McCallister does amazing things with metal and river rock

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January 5, 2017 at 5:48 pm

Picture of the Day: Spewed From a Volcanic Eruption

Picture of the Day: Spewed From a Volcanic Eruption

“Tephra” is fragmental material produced by a volcanic eruption regardless of composition, fragment size or emplacement mechanism

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December 15, 2016 at 6:01 pm

This Artist Folds, Twists and Peels Stone Like It’s Putty

This Artist Folds, Twists and Peels Stone Like It's Putty

José Manuel Castro López does seemingly impossible things with stone

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July 19, 2016 at 10:21 am

Amethyst Geode Wedding Cake by Intricate Icings

Amethyst Geode Wedding Cake by Intricate Icings

This wedding cake rocks

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June 20, 2016 at 3:24 pm

Artist Uses Bronze to Pull Boulders Apart (9 Photos)

Artist Uses Bronze to Pull Boulders Apart (9 Photos)

Based in Auvergne, France, self-taught artist Romain Langlois began experimenting with bronze in 2002

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June 7, 2016 at 12:33 pm

Amazing Dry Stone Garden Spheres by Devin Devine

Amazing Dry Stone Garden Spheres by Devin Devine

No glue, no concrete; just carefully stacked stones stabilized by their own weight

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April 7, 2016 at 4:35 pm

Picture of the Day: The Goblin Cave in Nevada’s Valley of Fire

Picture of the Day: The Goblin Cave in Nevada's Valley of Fire

In Nevada’s oldest state park, the Valley of Fire, you might come across an amazing cave with ghoulish goblin rock formations

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March 30, 2016 at 4:28 pm

Picture of the Day: The Caves of Hercules, Morocco

Picture of the Day: The Caves of Hercules, Morocco

The Caves (or grottoes) of Hercules are a popular tourist attraction just outside of Tangier, Morocco on Cape Spartel

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March 21, 2016 at 1:19 pm

Gravity is the Only Glue That Holds These Together (18 Photos)

Gravity is the Only Glue That Holds These Together (18 Photos)

For Michael Grab, rock balancing has become a source of meditative practice and creative passion

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