Rocks are rocks, but in certain cases, some are famous picked by wildminou 10 months ago

New evidence, based on mineral dating, suggests that rocks of the Blue Mountains, the oldest geological formation in Oregon, may have been derived from the Klamath and Sierra Nevada mountain chains, University of Oregon researchers report. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

HELLO MY NAME IS DAN AND JESUS <beep> ROCKS! IF YOU HATE JESUS YOU'RE PROBABLY A <beep> <beep> QUEER WHO'S GOING TO HELL FOR BEING <beep> DUMB! SCREW YOU!

complete, uncensored version at link picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

The oldest known fossils of jellyfish have been found in rocks in Utah that are more than 500 million years old. The fossils are an unusual discovery because soft-bodied creatures, such as jellyfish, rarely survive in the fossil record, unlike animals with hard shells or bones. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

At least one package a day containing rocks arrives at Uluru. The rocks, stones and pebbles were all taken by tourists as souvenirs, but are returned for a variety reasons, 25% of them from people believing they had been cursed for their initial indiscretion. picked by pocksucket 4 months ago

After a whole round of rumors, Activision has finally confirmed the title "Guitar Hero: Rocks the 80s" exclusively for the PlayStation2 (PS2). picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

One of the extraordinary geological sites on earth, the City of Rocks National Reserve, remains one of Idaho’s major attractions. picked by Zoock 1 year ago

Plime Rocks a 10!
Plime also kicks Digg's, Fark's, and Boingboing's ass!
What is this all about?
Uses Yahoo/Google search to check phrases on the quality of your search query. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Stromatolites, cauliflower-shaped carbonate rocks that are found in abundance in geological formations, including ones that are several billion years old, show definite evidence of ancient biological activity. This has just been shown by researchers, thanks to detailed analysis of 2.7 billion-year-old rocks from cores drilled in Australia. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

So how have these rocks hung onto their magnetic directions and what do they tell us about Mars? Strangely, the answer to these questions might be sitting here on Earth. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

An animated short about the evolution of man through the perspective of two rocks on a hillside. Well done in my opinion.. the animator's take on the time difference between that of the world and that of the rocks is interesting to watch. picked by domeafavor 1 year ago

Examples of where the rocks came from:
•Fingernails - beaches of Panormo, north coast of Crete
•Left thigh - a churchyard in Bristol
•Parts of the wings - hillside on the Wye Valley, Monmouthshire and cliff tops in Paxos, Ionian Greece picked by MissWinkle 7 months ago

Three rocks hurtling through space appear to be among our solar system's oldest objects. The ancient asteroids seem to have formed some 4.55 billion years ago, making them older than the oldest meteorites ever found on Earth. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Here they are... picked by musicgirldani 2 years ago

Actually, it's TWO billion, but two billion doesn't jive with my photo choice. picked by videoguy 1 year ago

Two rocks found together in Antarctica are chunks of a dwarf planet that was smashed apart early in the solar system's history, detailed studies suggest. Other remnants of the proto-world may still be floating around in the asteroid belt, and might be identifiable by the spectrum of the sunlight they reflect. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Mauritania's second city, Nouadhibou, is a strange frontier town that feels like the end of the world. In the market you can buy anything from chickens and goats to traditional herbal remedies and magic potions. But perhaps the weirdest objects of all on sale are meteorites, some of the rarest rocks on earth that land from space in the wastelands of the Sahara desert. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The Portuguese police received an anonymous letter stating she was buried in some rocks 9 miles from where she was abducted on May 3rd. Ugh, I hope this is not true... picked by Moe 1 year ago

Rocks, stones and pebbles have been used as decorative objects since... well... the stone age actually. But, rocks are usually a bit hard to be around. They often look cool, but you wouldn't exactly hug one - until now! picked by maxriter 7 months ago

Even though he plays Dungeons and Dragons, this Comedian Rocks! picked by Muppetmaker 8 months ago