Mother Earth has been blowing off lots of steam lately – as well as ash and a mess of lava. The volcanic eruptions, and the pumice and other rock they leave in their wake, have inspired some ...

A "raft" of light, porous volcanic rock that's as big as the island of Manhattan is floating toward Australia, and it could spell relief for the embattled Great Barrier Reef. Satellite images provided ...

Do you have a piece of pumice on a string in your shower? Do you know where it actually came from? When an underwater volcano spurts molten rock, the lava rushing out into the water column quickly ...

It might be bringing a host of little critters along with it. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A large mass of hardened lava is ...

Egyptian archaeologists showed off white pumice Monday that they theorize was swept onto the northern Sinai desert by a tsunami triggered by the ancient volcanic eruption on Santorini island 530 miles ...

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