Among the field of intriguing blue boulders stood out a speckled, light-colored boulder, now nicknamed "Atoko Point," after a more than 8,000-foot-tall cliff elevation in the Grand Canyon.

NASA’s Curiosity rover has recently discovered rippled rock textures that suggest lakes existed in a region of ancient Mars that scientists had expected to be drier. Rock layers at the ...

Blue Rock sits on a remote ridge about five miles northeast of Cazadero. It’s in an area called ‘The Big Brush’ on topography maps. According to one source, its elevation of 1860 feet makes ...

Birders aflutter over rare blue rock thrush spotted in Oregon: Was there another? If Michael Sanchez’s images are verified by birding organizations, he could be the first person to successfully ...

Bird never seen in US, the blue rock thrush, reportedly spotted on Oregon coast "It became quickly apparent that this was a very unusual experience," said Michael Sanchez, whose photos of what ...

Rippled rock textures found in this area are the clearest evidence the rover has seen of water and waves from Mars’ ancient past. (Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS) ...