Petrified Forest National Park is a time capsule filled with ancient trees that have crystallized over millions of years, essentially turning to stone. What secrets do these fossilized ecosystems ...

(via PBS Terra) Locked within the stones and fossils of Petrified Forest National Park lies a record of life, death, and resilience during one of Earth's most extreme periods of environmental change.

If your destination is Flagstaff, the Grand Canyon, or even Las Vegas, add a pit stop to see another National Park Service ...

However, despite showcasing extensive deposits of petrified wood and fossilized remnants of ancient trees, there aren't many ...

Most visitors drive from one end to the other, perhaps stopping to wander loops lined with petrified tree specimens ... that scurried through these ancient forests and flood plains weren ...

Prototaxites, an extinct organism from the Devonian period, has been thought to be a fungus since its first fossil was ...

Indonesian artisans help with reforestation by crafting these one-of-a-kind accent pieces from fallen teak logs being cleared ...

However, despite showcasing extensive deposits of petrified wood and fossilized remnants of ancient trees, there aren't many long hiking trails. In fact, all the park's trails are 2 miles or less.

The 16 newly designated geoparks are located in China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea –marking its first geopark and ...