COINage Magazine
What are ANCIENT COINS Worth?
Exploring the Value & Rarity of Ancient Coins
6 min |
April - May 2023
COINage Magazine
A GUIDE TO STAR WARS COIN COLLECTING
\"A long time ago, in a Galaxy far, far away.....\"
6 min |
February - March 2023
COINage Magazine
The FUTURE of MONETARY EXCHANGE: Will Digital Become King?
Those who study money know the long and winding road of the American monetary system over the last century.
7 min |
February - March 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
"Lucky 13"-A New Find of Purple Apatite at Maine's Pulsifer Quarry
A patite is a favorite collector's mineral with a dizzying array of beautiful colors and interesting crystal habits.
7 min |
April 2023
COINage Magazine
Universal Coin & Bullion Named "Best of the Best"
Readers of the Beaumont Enterprise, an award-winning Hearst Communications newspaper in Texas, have again voted Universal Coin & Bullion of Beaumont as \"Best Gold Buyer/Seller\" in Southeast Texas in the paper's annual \"Best of the Best\" survey.
1 min |
April - May 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
Ichthyosaur Birthing Resembled that of Gray Whales
Prepare for a New Era of Boots-on-the-Ground Exploration
1 min |
April 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
Filling Earth's Oceans with Water
One Meteorite at a Time, Per One Smoking Gun
1 min |
April 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
The Magnetic Field of Mars
Life Would Have Depended on It
1 min |
April 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
Bye-Bye, Glaciers?
Concerns about the loss of glacial ice vary. Downstream from the Himalayas, one billion people depend on run-off from existing glaciers to fill their rivers and meet their water supplies.
1 min |
April 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
Dinosaur Mummies
Perhaps More Common Than Imagined?
1 min |
April 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
Raised in a ROCK SHOP
The Influence of Rock Collecting & Lapidary While Growing Up
4 min |
April 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
Geoengineering Earth's Oceans
From Science Fiction to Science Fact
1 min |
April 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
Leaving Earth Behind
A Record Number of Rockets Take off from Earth in 2022
1 min |
April 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
Concrete for the Ages
What the Romans Knew that We Might Learn
1 min |
April 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
SERENDIPITY EQUALS A MONTANA AGATE
Serendipity is having an apparent aptitude for making discoveries accidentally.
2 min |
April 2023
Quilter's World
SWEET LAND of Liberty
Basic blocks in red, white and blue that don't have a specific fabric placement make this scrappy patriotic quilt an easy summer project.
2 min |
Summer 2023
Popular Woodworking
Veneered Chessboard
It’s easy to create a veneered chessboard with an inlay accent, using a minimal number of tools.
10+ min |
April 2023 - Issue 270
Popular Woodworking
Coopered Seat
Building a sculptured rocker starts with a coopered seat. Or as I call it, \"The Big Smile Seat!\"
9 min |
April 2023 - Issue 270
Making Soap, Cosmetics & Candles
Soap vs. Syndet Shampoo Bars
If you have been making soap for any length of time, you’ve most likely heard of shampoo bars. If you have not heard of them, they are hard bars of soap used to clean hair. They are an alternative to the more common liquid shampoos sold in stores in plastic bottles.
5 min |
January - February 2023
Popular Mechanics US
22 Greatest Tools in the History of the World
Tools make us human, but we are not the only ones who use tools. Some birds drop rocks to crack shells open, and certain apes use sticks to get food or groom themselves.
10+ min |
January - February 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
ULTIMATE Gift Guide FOR ROCKHOUNDS
What to Buy for the Rock Lover in Your Life
8 min |
December 2022
Rock&Gem Magazine
Earth’s Crust and the Milky Way
In attempting to explain earthly phenomena, geologists tend to look downward at Earth itself. It now appears they need to shift their gaze skyward.
1 min |
December 2022
Rock&Gem Magazine
AFRICA’S OLDEST DINO
The skeleton is nearly complete and, depending on the report, it's been described as the size of a collie dog, an emu, or a Shetland pony at about three feet tall and six feet long. Say hello to Africa's oldest dinosaur, Mbiresaurus raathi!
1 min |
December 2022
Rock&Gem Magazine
The Webb Space Telescope It's Not Just for the Stars!
Fanfare surrounding the new Webb Space Telescope focuses on spectacular images from the far reaches of the universe. But Webb also has provided revealing looks at the sister planets within our own solar system.
1 min |
December 2022
Rock&Gem Magazine
RV Rockhounding
ON THE ROAD WITH THAT CAMPING COUPLE
4 min |
December 2022
Rock&Gem Magazine
Volcanoes and Emeralds
I've had the privilege to give lectures worldwide at shows, club meetings and retreats. I've also done videos and DVDs including Russian Gem Treasures, shot in Russia and another associated with the Smithsonian about American gem mines.
4 min |
December 2022
Rock&Gem Magazine
PAIL Treasures!
From Gems to Fossils, Dig Them at Home
4 min |
December 2022
Rock&Gem Magazine
Detecting Earthquakes from Above Both Here - and on Venus?
When we think of earthquake monitoring, we think of ground-based networks of seismometers, ground-hugging fiber-optic cables, and similar ground-based systems. After all, if trying to detect rumblings within the ground, shouldn't we hug the ground? Well, not necessarily per an article in Geophysical Research Letters.
1 min |
December 2022
Rock&Gem Magazine
The Chimeric Dream to Forecast Volcanic Eruptions
It has been a dream to accurately forecast a violent volcanic eruption long in advance. To some, it's a chimeric dream that will never produce concrete results.
1 min |
December 2022
Rock&Gem Magazine
A New Member of the Human Family Tree?
Although beginning with a common ancestor, humans and chimps parted ways long ago, with humans walking upright and chimps remaining as knuckle-walkers.
1 min |