With a little guidance and a lot of practice, even you can make stone tools the way our oldest ancestors did — and learn to ...

The Yellowstone Plateau Volcanic Field has some of the largest rhyolite lava flows on Earth. Have you ever wondered what ...

Monkeys and other apes ... A stone like obsidian, which is volcanic glass, is the poster child for conchoidal fracture. Of course, there is a lot of variation in the quality of rock that hominins ...

Teatro Paraguas will host seven women poets for a poetry reading to benefit two important non-profit organizations in Santa ...

Lanzarote’s volcanoes have inspired locals to make everything from art to wine. A tour of the island reveals the landscape’s ...

Lake Tahoe Dance Collective will present the 13th Annual Lake Tahoe Dance Festival from July 22 - 25, 2025, featuring artists ...

Mexican pyramids are a key feature of ancient Mesoamerican architecture. While they share some similarities with Egyptian ...

Over the Sierra crest — about 150 miles to the east of Manteca, Oakdale, and Turlock — is one of the world’s largest active ...

Don’t worry, there are other biomes around ... players in the middle of a Savanna filled with forest mountains (Pride Rock) and a variety of jungles, deserts, and unique structures to build ...

New research uncovers how obsidian artifacts reveal the vast trade networks of the Aztec Empire during Tenochtitlan’s early ...

Obsidian was central to Aztec life — not just for crafting sharp tools and sacred offerings, but as a reflection of political ...

New archaeological research by Tulane University and the Proyecto Templo Mayor in Mexico reveals how obsidian—a volcanic ...