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 ...

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A new framework for thinking about the deformation behavior of rocks and other heterogeneous polycrystalline materials is proposed, based on understanding the patterns of stress transmission ...

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.

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 Chinese rock collector claims a piece in his collection is worth 150 million Yuan (£15 million). The man, named as Mr Li, said he found the rock on a beach in Qingdao, China, 12 years ago.

Question: What is the difference between a rock that orbits a planet as part of a ring system, and a rock that orbits a planet as a moon? Pluto has moons that are less than 10 miles wide; should ...

MUNISING, MI - From frozen ice shards to unique patterns and shapes, all kinds of cool features were revealed when a winter rain worked to clear the snow from atop a remote Upper Peninsula lake.

On the Rocks, Larimer County’s newest hiking and expert-level mountain biking trail opened Sunday, according to Fort Collins Natural Areas spokeswoman Zoë Shark. Shark said the Natural Areas ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Although building sandcastles and jumping over the waves of the Great Lakes may be a blast, exploring Michigan's shores for ridiculously cool rocks has become a popular ...