New theory says serpentine, green stone, may have been incubator. Sept. 29, 2011 — -- There is no question in all of science that is more perplexing, and more difficult to answer, than this ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In 1965, California lawmakers named serpentine the state rock because it symbolized the Gold Rush years and contained a mineral being put to myriad industrial ...

It's a safe bet that few Californians know that serpentine, a shiny, blue-green stone, is the state rock, joining the poppy (state flower), redwood (tree) and dogface butterfly (insect) for official ...

In 1965, California lawmakers named serpentine the state rock because it symbolized the Gold Rush years and contained a mineral being put to myriad industrial uses. Nearly half a century later, ...

Serious and casual hikers have tossed out words and phrases like “spectacular,” “it’s like going to a different state,” “unique” and “very adventure-y” when describing the trails that loop through ...

I am writing to offer some perspective on Senate Bill 624 and the current debate about removing serpentine as the California State Rock. California was the first state to designate a “state rock and ...

Somewhere in Hoboken lurks a treasure. On the outskirts of the Stevens Institute of Technology and in abandoned yards on the west end of town lays undiscovered history, unearthed vestiges of land that ...

LOS ANGELES -- Empirically speaking, geologists are not a particularly irascible group. But those who make their living studying rocks, minerals and gems in California -- and increasingly those ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Imagine yourself in an Old West film, standing in the middle of a ...

When visitors hike up into the Serpentine Art & Nature Commons, they cannot help but notice the stunning natural beauty of the area, both in terms of plant and animal life and geological formations.