Grains of garnet sand tell the story of traveling from the surface to about 75 miles in the Earth, then returning to the surface before ending up on a beach

Scientists read the rock cycle that happened in less than about 10 million years

Miscellaneous: ideas around natural stone

Architectural office Foster + Partners, in collaboration with Boston Dynamics, has created a robot which “has the ability to climb stairs, avoid obstacles and traverse rough terrain

On our list for the time after Corona: a visit at the Louvre in Paris

Until then, in our series we we only take a virtual look at famous destinations and their stones around the world

Underlying Rock types have a strong influence on vegetation density and biodiversity

Areas with granites or sand and claystones have dense plant growth and high levels of animal diversity, limestone areas are less densely overgrown and home to species

News from massive construction with natural stone: not erecting thick walls, but “using the precious resource with moderation and purpose“

Studiolada architects use only thin natural stone ashlar and a timber framework for a health care building in eastern France

Marble THE NEW WHITE (Danae Bianco Gala) from HMG (Hellenic Marble Group)

Best of 2020: product design with natural stone

The editors of Stone-Ideas.com have compiled the 5 reports that got the most clicks during last year. We show them in the order in which they appeared

Science news: mother-of-pearl’s perfect structure, news from the Yellowstone hotspot and its past supereruptions, drylands are not getting drier, why Australia’s Platypus is so bizarre

Recent discoveries about our planet, its rocks, and other “stone” topics

The British sculptor William Peers creates elegant and seemingly effortless forms in marble

Even if the results seem weightless, for him the hard way of working on the stone is important and a prerequisite for his art

Xiamen Stone Fair 2021: restarting business after Corona as an event for more than only one material and with new ideas for the usage of natural stone

“Good design is good business“ will be the new guideline for presentations on interior design and product development