Engineered stone countertops are found in kitchens nationwide, but some workers who cut these surfaces are facing a silent ...

But unlike patients with asbestos-related cancers, Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) payments to desperately ill ...

In the right conditions, quartz is a very durable worktop, Larkins says, “The non-porous nature of quartz means that it is ...

What should homeowners look for when deciding on the right countertop fabricator for a kitchen project? Live slab ...

In a push to prevent countertop cutters' deaths, California is discussing whether to ban the cutting of so-called engineered stone, quartz, which emits the lung-damaging dust when cut. But at least ...

Some safety experts want California to stop the cutting of quartz countertops saying it can’t be done safely. Lawmakers, ...

Almost 13,000 years ago, North America underwent drastic changes at a rapid rate. Mammoths, mastodons, giant ground sloths, ...

New chemical analysis of quartz microliths from South Africa confirms that humans were skilled with poison long ago.

Stone Age arrowheads found in South Africa showcase the knowledge and strategy of prehistoric hunter-gatherers, according to ...

We mentioned last week that in iOS 26.1, Apple changed how the Clock app icon’s seconds hand moves in low power mode. Instead of continuously moving, the seconds hand ticks with each second like a ...