Rock&Gem Magazine
To Create New Species, Raise High the Mountains
It seems like plain old common sense. Increase the complexity and diversity of topography and you'll increase biodiversity. But now we have strong data to support that hypothesis.
1 min |
July 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
Eucalyptus trees have been bugged for 52 million years!
1 min |
July 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
Is Earth’s Mantle More Interesting than Imagined?
Earth has been described as a layered onion with an inner core, an outer core, a mantle and a crust.
1 min |
July 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
Not All Gold Is Created EQUAL
Understanding the Differences Between Colors & Alloys
6 min |
July 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
THE GEOLOGY OF WINE
At wine tastings today you're likely to find “flinty” sauvignon blancs, “chalky” Rieslings, and syrahs that “express the essence of limestone soil.”
4 min |
July 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
The Northern Arc of the Pacific
Geology of Alaska & the Aleutian Islands
6 min |
July 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
SUNSET PEAR
By day, Julia DeLo works as an engineer in the aerospace industry and by night, she pursues her passion for cutting gemstones, applying her analytical and mechanical skills to optimize and simplify designs.
2 min |
July 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
Kingston New Mexico Quartz Crystals
Finding Starburst Quartz Crystals in the Black Range
8 min |
July 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
The New Moons of Saturn But are they really moons?
If you'd been asked just a couple months ago, “How many moons circle Saturn,” you would have confidently answered, “Why, 146, of course!” Well, try 274!
1 min |
July 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
Deep Aquifers Aren't Easily Recharged
Recent times have seen severe drought conditions and increased reliance on groundwater aquifers to draw fresh water to meet the needs of ever-expanding populations.
1 min |
July 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
THE FIREWORKS INSIDE AN OPAL
Forget waiting for the Fourth of July.
4 min |
July 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
Bound by Earth, Forged by Friendship
You can't fake a real connection — and you sure can't force five women to dig side-by-side through dirt, sweat and storms unless something powerful is holding them together.
3 min |
July 2025
COINage Magazine
DAVID CRENSHAW
PROTECTING COIN AND BULLION BUYERS & SELLERS
6 min |
June - July 2025
COINage Magazine
AMERICAN EAGLE BULLION COINS Flying High
40-YEAR ANNIVERSARY IN GOLD, SILVER, PLATINUM AND PALLADIUM
9 min |
June - July 2025
Popular Woodworking
Kellogg Depth Gauge
Sometimes, having a simple tool is best. That doesn't mean that your simple tool can't be fancy, however.
1 min |
July - August 2025
Popular Woodworking
Kreg Mortise Mate
Kreg Tool, known for their innovations in pocket hole jigs, recently launched their new loose tenon joinery jig, called the Mortise Mate.
1 min |
July - August 2025
Popular Woodworking
Finishing Schedule
Finishing figured wood is an intimidating thing. You have a special material and you want to apply a finish that is going to enhance the figure that's already there. Here is my oil-based approach to most curly woods.
1 min |
July - August 2025
COINage Magazine
If Pennies are Doomed, is the Nickel Next?
CALLS FOR THE NICKEL TO BE DISCONTINUED
4 min |
June - July 2025
COINage Magazine
MARKING MOMENTS IN TIME WITH PHYSICAL BITCOINS AND CRYPTOCURRENCY
SPECIAL OCCASIONS CAN BE RECOGNIZED WITH PRECISION
2 min |
June - July 2025
Popular Woodworking
Dust Collection Workstation
This dust collection cart houses a vacuum and cyclonic dust separator for an efficient, clean workstation.
8 min |
July - August 2025
Popular Woodworking
Pliers from Vampire Tools
I think that there are certain tools that everyone owes it to themselves to own a nice set of.
1 min |
July - August 2025
Popular Woodworking
Shaker Side Table
The late Thomas Moser popularized Shaker design. This side table is my ode to him and his contributions to the woodworking community.
9 min |
July - August 2025
Popular Woodworking
Jet JBS-18 Bandsaw
A bandsaw is a wonderful tool. It can make cuts that follow curves, cut joinery, size parts, and resaw material.
1 min |
July - August 2025
COINage Magazine
New Medals Honor Julius Rosenwald and Booker T. Washington
The Jewish-American Hall of Fame issued art medals in May 2025 honoring philanthropist Julius Rosenwald, who appears along with his friend and associate Booker T. Washington, a prominent figure of the Progressive Era. These Renaissance-style high relief medals are the 56th in the longest continuing series of art medals in America.
2 min |
June - July 2025
Popular Woodworking
Harvey Compass ST-1500 Sliding Table
There are some tools that, on the surface, appear exorbitant. Sliding tables (or sliding table saws, for that matter) are one of those.
1 min |
July - August 2025
Popular Woodworking
Planting For The Future
The older I get, the more and more I've noticed a difference in myself. Among those differences have been my preferences for the time of year.
1 min |
July - August 2025
COINage Magazine
TOP 6 TEN CENTS
AN EXCEPTIONAL HALF-DOZEN EARLY DIMES
6 min |
June - July 2025
Popular Woodworking
Mullet Fits All Hose Kit
I was a bit skeptical when I saw the Mullet FitsAll Hose Kit.
1 min |
July - August 2025
Popular Woodworking
Convenient Benchtop Protection
My workbench is beautiful and I want to keep it that way, so I cover the top with builder's paper whenever I'm gluing or staining.
1 min |
July - August 2025
Popular Woodworking
Reviving The Shaper
This shaping powerhouse has fallen out of favor of router tables, but in some instances, it may be the better tool in your shop.
4 min |