So generally, rocks don’t experience natural selection. There is one counterexample I can think of: the “genetic takeover” hypothesis for the origin of life, proposed by Graham Cairns-Smith.

Explore the surreal and unique Man-Pupu-Nior Rocks, famous for their otherworldly shapes and cultural significance. Located in Russia’s Komi Republic, these fascinating rock pillars are a ...

Originally sourced from China, the rocks are often shaped naturally by water or by contact with other stones. They’re also sometimes enhanced by expert carvers who, as the book puts it, try “to reveal ...

Look for the balancing rocks parking area and trailhead 13.7 miles west of the Deschutes River arm bridge (this is 0.3 mile beyond where the road switches from pavement to gravel, or 0.1 mile west ...

The self-organized natural patterns appear gradually as the ground freezes and thaws in a cycle. ... the team exposed the rocks and dirt to 30 freeze cycles during which the ice formed and thawed ...

The moon is almost completely covered in dust. Unlike on Earth, this dust is not smoothed by wind and weather, but is sharp-edged and also electrostatically charged. This dust has been studied ...

A research team has for the first time discovered anomalous meter-sized rocks on the lunar surface that are covered in dust and presumably exhibit unique properties -- such as magnetic anomalies.