Chemical fingerprints from volcanic rock offer hints of what’s happening in the mantle below the area where three rift zones ...

The twin caverns, El Pakiva and Tecopa, showcase some of California’s most unusual cave decorations. Marvel at the “cave ...

Despite being known as the Red Planet, Mars shows off its swirling yellows, oranges and browns in a new satellite photo from ...

As the growing tide of travelers strains housing, water and hot spots, protests and measures to lessen the effects of ...

Lava flows, near mile-thick glaciers and ice age floods layered and carved up this landscape.

Here’s a park that most Californians have never even heard of. Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park is like finding buried ...

Can lava flows be harnessed into structures we could live and work in? Peter R., Eugene, OR. To reach proposed climate goals, ...

In honor of the live-action 'Lilo & Stitch', we look back at 12 extra-terrestrials who came in peace. Aliens tend to fall ...

How to Make Lava Flow Cocktail Slice and freeze the banana. Line a baking sheet or plate with parchment paper. Slice a ripe medium banana into rounds. Place in a single layer on the baking sheet ...

Volcano-like features on Mars may actually be the result of mud flows rather than lava, researchers now say. Using simulated Mars conditions, researchers were able to create mud flows that look a ...

Podcaster Show PlayerThe Yellowstone Plateau Volcanic Field is one of the largest rhyolite fields on the planet and well known for its voluminous high-silica lava flows and ignimbrites (ash flows ...

In January 1977, the volcano unleashed the fastest lava flow in recorded history, reaching speeds of up to 62 mph (100 km/h), which killed around 2,000 people in Goma and the surrounding areas ...