An Aboriginal sacred site, Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, is one of Australia’s best-known natural landmarks. The sandstone formation stands 1,142 feet tall (2,831 feet above sea level), with most ...

In January 1977, I took a semester’s leave without pay from the geology department at San Francisco State University. For five months, I visited Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, ...

Stones taken from Australia’s Ayers Rock have been returned to the desert monolith’s Aboriginal custodians by tourists who believe they are cursed. Hundreds of visitors who casually pocketed chunks of ...

Aboriginal theories about the creation of the Uluru rock formation vary and are rarely shared with outsiders, but the Anangu people are clear about its hallowed place in their heritage. It’s where the ...

Rising from the red center of Australia, Uluru — also known as Ayers Rock — is more than a geological wonder. Formed over 500 million years ago, this giant sandstone monolith holds deep spiritual ...

Here, where sunlight plays tricks on the eyes, it doesn't take much to imagine this great monolith being built out of the earth by two young boys playing in the mud after a rainstorm. It's clear, as ...

Uluru and neighboring Kata Tjuta are UNESCO World Heritage sites, and to Australia’s Aboriginal population, sacred ground. Over 100 million years in the making, sculpting by heavy winds, pouring rain ...

German astronaut Alexander Gerst posts many extraordinary views from his lofty perch in the International Space Station. Now, he's posted a rare view of Australia's spectacular natural red rock ...