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A legend of the Pittsburgh art scene, Mosley has seen a meteoric rise that has brought his art far beyond Pennsylvania.

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North America's deepest gorge, Hells Canyon, which slithers along the border of Idaho and Oregon, is a surprisingly new ...

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Hells Canyon might be deeper than the Grand Canyon, but it's barely 2 million years old, according to a new study.

An analysis of Hawaii’s volcanic rocks revealed Earth’s core is leaking gold and other precious metals, a study found. The ...

With a maximum depth of 2,436 meters (7,993 feet), it's the deepest river gorge in the entirety of North America (as far as ...

Our planet's core is rich in gold that can leak out into the mantle, and in some cases, end up in volcanos on the surface, ...