Oregon's diverse geology offers rockhounds opportunities to collect on public lands from the coast to high desert volcanic fields studded with gems.

Picture one of those Wild West movies where the good guys pick their way slowly along a steep, windy mountainside with occasional rocks tumbling down and crashing below. Now picture three friends from ...

An unstable cliff has sent massive boulders the size of cars plummeting onto a popular south coast beach. Hundreds of tons of debris blanketed the sand where, just minutes before, dozens of people ...

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Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

An Iowa man was fatally struck by a large rock when a landslide was triggered near his rural home, officials say. Getty Images/iStockphoto A landslide sent rocks tumbling into an Iowa home, killing a ...

It was late January 2024, when six IU students came together for their first rehearsal. Now, just over a year later, the band Opal is known in the Bloomington music scene for its distinct take on the ...