If you want to get the gist of a hunk of New England schist, Maureen Long is a great person to consult. Long, the Bruce D. Alexander ’65 Professor and Chair of Earth and Planetary Sciences in the Yale ...

Much of Manhattan’s natural landscape was flattened as the city grew northwards and conformed to the street grid defined by the Commissioner’s Plan, but there are still some notable places to take in ...

Explore Talasnal, Portugal: a historic schist village with one resident. Hiking, traditional food, and rustic charm await in ...

What guests won’t find in Dan Sternberg’s newly built 4,400-square-foot home in North East, N.Y., is granite. For the retired lawyer, schist is the stone of choice. Charcoal-colored slabs gleam on the ...