Petrified wood is found in many locations on all seven continents; so, why has no one used petrified wood for tree-ring science? The answer is that no one has succeeded, until now. And why should ...

A sun-swept corner of the Painted Desert draws more than 600,000 visitors each year. While most come to see one of the world's largest concentrations of brilliantly colored petrified wood, many leave ...

In the hills outside the small village of Sexi, Peru, a fossil forest holds secrets about South America’s past millions of years ago. When we first visited these petrified trees more than 20 years ago ...

In Greek mythology, anyone who looked at the gorgon Medusa would immediately turn to stone. Yet Medusa had nothing to do with the stone trees near the Sonoma-Napa boundary outside Santa Rosa. Instead, ...

More than 11 million visitors visit the 22 national parks in Arizona each year, according to the National Park Service. However, visitors and environmental factors can pose threats to the parks, ...

Deborah Woodcock has received funding from the American Philosophical Society, the National Science Foundation, and National Geographic. Herb Meyer has been supported in this project as an employee of ...

While Mississippi is home to a series of geological oddities, like the "Little Grand Canyon," many don't know that the Magnolia State has its very own petrified forest just 30 minutes from Jackson.

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Dutch national Rijksmuseum made an embarrassing announcement last week that one of its most loved possessions, a moon rock, is a fake -- just an old piece of petrified wood that's ...

In this video, we explore a large piece of petrified wood using a waterjet to determine if its appearance is consistent or merely a painted rock. The cutting process reveals the challenges of handling ...