stalactites formed from lava cooling as it drips from the ceiling, often hang above. Creatures such as bats, spiders, and various insects often make their homes inside. But how does a tube of rock ...

A new solution is taking shape in Iceland to protect people and infrastructure from lava flow. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The volcanic eruption near Grindavík has caused significant disruption and raised concerns among local authorities and ...

In lava flows up to 65 feet thick, cooling can go on for two and a half years; at 150 or 200 feet thick, it might be 20 years. ( These crystal lava shards are ‘four-dimensional videos’ of a ...

A massive eruption at Mt. Etna forced tourists to flee the volcano on Monday after a plume of high temperature gases, ash and ...

We watched as he scooped the molten lava, flash cooling it in water. This trip, we met Marshall in his lab at the University of Iceland to see what he had found. The impossibly named machine is ...

Scientists have been observing this lava lake for decades. It sits over the magma reservoirs under Io's surface. The cooling lava at the center of the lake is ringed by possibly molten magma ...

A massive eruption at Mt. Etna on the Italian island of Sicily, created a massive plume of toxic gas, ash, and rock, sending ...

While the reality is a touch less fantastical, it’s no no less amazing. The pillars are the result of lava cooling and contracting over millions of years. Sister formations can be found at ...