Rocks may seem solid and heavy. But in fact, they are chock full of tiny holes. A team of researchers has developed a simple, robust method for studying the pores in rocks using magnetic, fluorescent ...

Under ultraviolet light, some minerals glow brilliantly. Franklin, N.J. is home to 90 fluorescing minerals, and was decreed the "Fluorescent Mineral Capital of the World." Science Friday visted two ...

NEWTON -- For those in need of some holiday spirit, an open house at the Hill Memorial Museum tonight will provide a display of fluorescent rocks, including one named the Christmas Tree rock due to ...

The Ranch was the place to be for local rockhounds, gem collectors, fossil buyers, petrified wood and fluorescent rock fans over the weekend. The Fort Collins Rockhounds put on the 53rd Gem and ...

Collecting rocks is more than a hobby for Lower Makefield’s Ralph Thomas. It’s a passion.Over the years, Thomas said that he has collected so many fluorescent rocks and other specimens that he cannot ...

If you see stacks of funky fluorescent rocks in the desert south of Las Vegas, it’s not a mirage. The quirky artwork called “Seven Magic Mountains” rises from the desert floor about 30 minutes south ...