This central Japan city famed for its jade stones is set to ask people to refrain from taking the prized mineral formations ...

"This will be followed by dredging and cleanup of problem areas of riverbeds with a length exceeding 180 km in 38 Russian regions in all federal districts. Such work covered an area of over 270 km ...

Sand can take tens of thousands of years to form: the process starts with rock being eroded in the mountains and ends, eventually, with sandy sediment being deposited in riverbeds, on beaches and ...

The issue of debris dumping in riverbeds and nullahs has resurfaced in the city, with elected representatives raising concerns over the administration’s failure to curb the practice. Under ...

Archaeologists from the Free University of Brussels (VUB), led by archaeologist Ella Egberts, unearthed ancient stone tools in Iraq's Western Desert. According to Arkeonews.net, the team ...

Few prospectors made it rich during the Klondike Gold Rush. By the time most gold-seekers reached the region, the richest riverbeds had already been staked out. (Courtesy of the National Archives ...