How does ordinary wood turn into petrified wood, which feels like rock? asks a reader. A petrified log may look like an ordinary wooden log, complete with growth rings and bark. But touch it, and ...

With evidence of bulldozers and off-road vehicles, authorities said ancient petrified wood has been stolen in southern Utah. Collectors can gather up to 250 pounds a year with a permit, but the wood ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... DOUGLAS COUNTY —The Cherokee Ranch & Castle property in Douglas County is steeped in history. Wedged between Interstate 25 and U.S. 85, south of Daniels Park ...

The Petrified Forest National Park is Arizona's least visited national park. I stopped at the park on a recent road trip across America's Southwest. I discovered colorful fossilized logs, uncovered ...

How would you like to step into a 36 million-year-old forest? In Flora, Mississippi, you can do just that. Flora is the home of Mississippi's Petrified Forest, a National Natural Landmark. A trail ...

A gibbous moon shines over a large petrified log embedded in the sandstone at Blue Mesa in Arizona's Petrified Forest National Park. Fred Hirschmann/Science Faction/Corbis The stories accumulate with ...