Agate Publishing announced on Thursday that the Evanston, Ill.–based indie publisher is collaborating with Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing ...

DULUTH — About 1.1 billion years ago here, fissures opened in the surface of the earth, depositing lakes of molten rock near what would eventually be the Twin Ports and Lake Superior. This is ...

Luxury jewelry has held special value throughout history, especially when crafted with natural gemstones. Among the multitudes of Earth's treasures, we find Moss Agate. Its mesmerizing green ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford.View full profile Eleanor has an ...

Mineral deposits can create markings that look like forests or mountains, and experts say each stone is distinctive. By Jill Newman When Tarun Adlakha displays a dendritic agate, with its finely ...

MOOSE LAKE, Minn. — On a cold, blustery day in April, Bel and I headed to the North Shore to meet up with a rock star named Taylor, or as he’s known on social media, “Agate Dad.” Taylor is famous in ...

One more nail was hammered into the societal coffin this week when The New York Times published its Sports Section agate page for the last time. Those under the age of 40 will be wondering, “What’s an ...

SAUK RAPIDS, Minn. -- For Lyndon Johnson, treasures can be found anywhere -- one just has to train his or her eye. "I know when to look and where, and where to look when," Johnson said with a smile.

The elusive Lake Superior agate. Rockhounds scour Lake Superior’s shoreline for these rare banded beauties—from the western reaches of the Keweenaw Peninsula to the U.P.’s easternmost Whitefish Point.