An curved arrow pointing right. Petrified wood is one of the most sought-after materials in the world for both its aesthetic value and its scientific value. But in Indonesia, miners who risk their ...

Given its scientific and aesthetic value, petrified wood is protected in many areas around the world. In places like Petrified Forest National Park, it’s illegal to remove pieces of petrified wood.

It's illegal to harvest petrified wood in Petrified Forest National Park. Nevertheless, light-fingered park visitors steal ...

Did they value petrified wood or was it just another handy stone to fashion into a tool? From the 1780's Europeans were the big threat to Aborigines who died of European diseases and were ...

The Petrified Forest of Lesvos, Greece: Is there anything that could last longer than stone? Nature has a way of turning organic material into stone, this process is called petrification. In fact, ...

While most come to see one of the world's largest concentrations of brilliantly colored petrified wood, many leave having glimpsed something more. The current 346 square miles of Petrified Forest ...