The Devils Tower rock formation in Wyoming is made of a rare type of rock eroded over millions of years, not the remains of an ancient tree stump, as social media users are suggesting anew. Reuters ...

Images of Gilbert Hill, a black basalt rock structure in Mumbai, India, are described falsely online as an ancient tree stump. The reference relates to a conspiracy theory that the Earth is flat and ...

Ferocious winter weather has exposed tree stumps and peat from an ancient intertidal wetland on a popular Esperance beach. The stumps offer an exciting opportunity for researchers, but are also ...

The buried roots and stumps of an ancient forest in southern China are the charred remains of an ancient war and the burning of a capital city, according to a recent study from researchers who ...

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.

In late September and early October 2024, a black-and-white photograph circulated on social media purportedly showing the "last giant silicon tree" in 1899. The image's caption referenced a theory ...

Standing tall at 1,267 feet in Northeastern Wyoming lies Devils Tower, an iconic natural formation. While much has been learned over time, much about its origins remains beyond scientists’ ability to ...