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Uranus - A Tilted Ice Giant, Gentle Twin with Diamond Rain

Uranus - A Tilted Ice Giant, Gentle Twin with D...

Uranus, the sideways-tilted ice giant, is frigid and comparatively calm. No solid surface or granite; diamond rain is hypothesized deep within.

Uranus - A Tilted Ice Giant, Gentle Twin with D...

Uranus, the sideways-tilted ice giant, is frigid and comparatively calm. No solid surface or granite; diamond rain is hypothesized deep within.

The Sun - A Fusion Star Without Granite

The Sun - A Fusion Star Without Granite

The Sun, 4.6 billion years old, is a hydrogen–helium fusion star with no solid surface or granite. Explore its layered structure, extreme temperatures, and role in Earth’s life.

The Sun - A Fusion Star Without Granite

The Sun, 4.6 billion years old, is a hydrogen–helium fusion star with no solid surface or granite. Explore its layered structure, extreme temperatures, and role in Earth’s life.

Earth - Granite, Water, and a Breathable Atmosphere

Earth - Granite, Water, and a Breathable Atmosp...

Earth, 4.6 billion years old, uniquely combines water, plate tectonics, and granite continents with a breathable atmosphere—the foundation of culture and civilization.

Earth - Granite, Water, and a Breathable Atmosp...

Earth, 4.6 billion years old, uniquely combines water, plate tectonics, and granite continents with a breathable atmosphere—the foundation of culture and civilization.

Saturn - Rings Without Granite, a Jupiter-like Gas Giant

Saturn - Rings Without Granite, a Jupiter-like ...

Saturn, with 274 moons and iconic rings, is a hydrogen–helium gas giant with no granite. Its moons may host silica-rich rocks, but granite remains unconfirmed.

Saturn - Rings Without Granite, a Jupiter-like ...

Saturn, with 274 moons and iconic rings, is a hydrogen–helium gas giant with no granite. Its moons may host silica-rich rocks, but granite remains unconfirmed.

Jupiter - A Rockless Planet, Earth’s Giant Shield

Jupiter - A Rockless Planet, Earth’s Giant Shield

Jupiter is a hydrogen–helium gas giant with no solid surface or granite. Crushing pressure makes EVAs impossible. Its gravity deflects comets and asteroids, shielding Earth.

Jupiter - A Rockless Planet, Earth’s Giant Shield

Jupiter is a hydrogen–helium gas giant with no solid surface or granite. Crushing pressure makes EVAs impossible. Its gravity deflects comets and asteroids, shielding Earth.

Mercury - An Iron World That Resembles the Moon

Mercury - An Iron World That Resembles the Moon

Mercury, born 4.6 billion years ago, is an iron-rich world with basalt traces. Extreme heat and cold make life impossible, and no granite ever formed.

Mercury - An Iron World That Resembles the Moon

Mercury, born 4.6 billion years ago, is an iron-rich world with basalt traces. Extreme heat and cold make life impossible, and no granite ever formed.

Mars

Mars - A Red Basaltic World with Traces of Granite

Mars, 4.5 billion years old, is a basaltic world stained red by iron oxides. Granite exists only as faint traces, never forming products like on Earth.

Mars - A Red Basaltic World with Traces of Granite

Mars, 4.5 billion years old, is a basaltic world stained red by iron oxides. Granite exists only as faint traces, never forming products like on Earth.

A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss - Rebellion and Shifting Interpretations

A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss - Rebellion and...

From a Latin maxim to Victorian morals, Japan’s moss aesthetics, and rock’s rebellion—how “A rolling stone gathers no moss” shifted from stillness to the freedom of motion.

A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss - Rebellion and...

From a Latin maxim to Victorian morals, Japan’s moss aesthetics, and rock’s rebellion—how “A rolling stone gathers no moss” shifted from stillness to the freedom of motion.

Mount Fuji - World Heritage Geology, White Slopes Explained, Eruptions

Mount Fuji - World Heritage Geology, White Slop...

"Discover Mount Fuji’s World Heritage story: basalt geology, why its slopes look white, eruption history, climber numbers and limits, plus a personal pledge to summit with photos."

Mount Fuji - World Heritage Geology, White Slop...

"Discover Mount Fuji’s World Heritage story: basalt geology, why its slopes look white, eruption history, climber numbers and limits, plus a personal pledge to summit with photos."

The Moon - A Fork After the Giant Impact

The Moon - A Fork After the Giant Impact

Explore the Moon’s Giant Impact origin, magma ocean, anorthosite vs. basalt composition, human survivability, and why granite never formed there.

The Moon - A Fork After the Giant Impact

Explore the Moon’s Giant Impact origin, magma ocean, anorthosite vs. basalt composition, human survivability, and why granite never formed there.

Mount Rushmore Presidents

Why Carve a Nation into “Nowhere”? - Mount Rush...

Mount Rushmore: how a protected granite cliff became a national icon—Harney Peak geology, ultra-slow weathering, the 1927–41 build, and Native perspectives.

Why Carve a Nation into “Nowhere”? - Mount Rush...

Mount Rushmore: how a protected granite cliff became a national icon—Harney Peak geology, ultra-slow weathering, the 1927–41 build, and Native perspectives.

Pompeii mural

Pompeii murals Exhibition - A City in Ash Telli...

Frozen by the A.D. 79 eruption, Pompeii reveals its people, losses, stones, frescoes and mosaics, polytheist faith, and UNESCO status—illustrated with 11 photos shot on August 24, 2016.

Pompeii murals Exhibition - A City in Ash Telli...

Frozen by the A.D. 79 eruption, Pompeii reveals its people, losses, stones, frescoes and mosaics, polytheist faith, and UNESCO status—illustrated with 11 photos shot on August 24, 2016.

Freemasonry

Freemasonry Began as a Guild of Stonemasons

Freemasonry began with medieval stonemasons’ guilds and was formalised in London in 1717 - a respectful look at operative vs. speculative masons and Japan’s independent stone craft.

Freemasonry Began as a Guild of Stonemasons

Freemasonry began with medieval stonemasons’ guilds and was formalised in London in 1717 - a respectful look at operative vs. speculative masons and Japan’s independent stone craft.

stonehenge

Stonehenge and the Spirit of Stones - From Sars...

Stonehenge, built 5,000 years ago, aligns Sarsen stones and Bluestones with the summer solstice. Explore West Woods Sarsen, Preseli Bluestones, and echoes in Japanese stonemasons’ craft.

Stonehenge and the Spirit of Stones - From Sars...

Stonehenge, built 5,000 years ago, aligns Sarsen stones and Bluestones with the summer solstice. Explore West Woods Sarsen, Preseli Bluestones, and echoes in Japanese stonemasons’ craft.

The Stonemasons Who Built Okazaki Castle - Granite & Craftsmanship

The Stonemasons Who Built Okazaki Castle - Gran...

Discover the story of Okazaki's stonemasons who built castles, carved lanterns, and passed down traditional Japanese granite craftsmanship to the modern world.  

The Stonemasons Who Built Okazaki Castle - Gran...

Discover the story of Okazaki's stonemasons who built castles, carved lanterns, and passed down traditional Japanese granite craftsmanship to the modern world.  

Osaka Castle

Japanese Castles vs European Castles - Wood, St...

Discover the differences between Japanese wooden castles and European stone fortresses — materials, defenses, culture, and the roots of Japan’s stonemasons.

Japanese Castles vs European Castles - Wood, St...

Discover the differences between Japanese wooden castles and European stone fortresses — materials, defenses, culture, and the roots of Japan’s stonemasons.