From across the globe, these are some of the strangest places to live. From villages where the buildings are underground to a ...

Arnold & Son has a background of using out-of-the-ordinary materials in its watches, from meteorites to rare pearls. The ...

Wishmaster follows Alex (Tammy Lauren), an appraiser for an auction house. When she comes into contact with what she believes is a valuable opal, Alex notices something unusual about the gemstone and ...

Photonic crystals are materials with repeating internal structures that interact with light in unique ways. We can find ...

But now researchers in Singapore and China have achieved an unprecedented feat. Led by Professor Joel Yang from Singapore ...

Jason Opal, a historian and former graduate school dean, is the new dean and director of the Ohio State University's ...

Lynda Meyer of Lynda's Antique Clothing Loft in Adams is celebrating the memory of the late fabric artist and restorer Lesia ...

Polk County to sell landfill gas to trash haulers, opens leachate treatment facility but ends curbside recycling.

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At first glance, Coober Pedy appears desolate. The sun-baked earth stretches endlessly, punctuated only by the occasional mining structure or the scattered signs of opal activity. However, if you were ...

Opals are known as Australia's national gemstone ... Bush conservation group Desert Channels Queensland said, while not unique, the landscape of Vergemont Station stood out from other government ...