hard rock

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Most of the fossil remains encased in hard rock, and manually removing it could take years.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

"The estimated yield of the event was a 10 tonne nuclear explosion, or five tonnes conventional equivalent, which assumes the explosion was fully coupled in hard rock below the water table," he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Francis Buchholz, the former bassist for the German hard rock band Scorpions who performed at the height of the band’s global stardom, has died.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

The vivid clarity of the concert recording, the soulful vocals and the relaxed, pop-infused rock songs were a shift from the hard rock prevalent then.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

My heart became a cold, hard rock against his words.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon