In the year 946 CE, the Changbaishan-Tianchi volcano, on the border between China and North Korea, erupted ferociously. The ...

Iceland has been the backdrop for generations of astronaut training missions. We look at what makes the Arctic island nation ...

New research from the University of Göttingen reveals that amethyst geodes in Uruguay formed at low temperatures from ...

Both Pele’s hair and Pele’s tears take their name from the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes and fire: Pelehonuamea, “She who ...

The samples of basaltic lava collected by the Apollo 11 crew showed surprisingly ... There it mixed with the mantle, melted and returned to the surface as titanium-rich lava flows that we see on the ...

A research team at the University of Göttingen, Germany, reported on its investigation into just exactly how amethyst forms ...

The Minnesota DNR’s fall colors map suggests leaves are between 25-75 percent changed. The most colorful sights are in the ...

A sci-fi future where molten lava is harvested to create low carbon building materials is the inspiration for Iceland’s ...

In Germany’s Eifel region, viewing the power of volcanic forces is as simple as making a visit to the placid city of Mendig.

Amethyst is a violet variety of quartz that has been used as a gemstone for many centuries and is a key economic resource in ...

TANZANIA: MOUNT Ol Doinyo Lengai is a unique volcano located in northern Tanzania, near the Serengeti National Park. It’s ...

Amethyst geodes in Uruguay have been found in cooled lava flows, which date from the original breakup of ... amethyst crystallise within volcanic cavities in a dark rock known as basalt, influenced by ...