A project by Icelandic firm s.ap arkitektar envisions the year 2150, when buildings and cities made from lava could be a ...

There’s a place in Northern California where water doesn’t just fall – it erupts from a cliff face in a spectacular display that makes first-time visitors gasp and seasoned travelers reach for their ...

Relax on the beaches, soak in the thermal springs, and savor fresh seafood. Here's what to do in Ischia, and why it deserves ...

Researchers mapped a pulsing mantle plume under Afar that channels molten rock upward, stretching Africa’s crust until it ...

The geology, fossils and human stories of Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument are part of a common geologic heritage.

Welcome to Morro Bay, where that iconic rock stands sentinel over one of California’s most charming coastal towns. Nestled halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles on the Central Coast, this ...

The highest volcano in the world is Cerro Ojos del Salado. It is a stratovolcano in South America’s Central Volcanic Zone, reaching an impressive 6893 meters above sea level (or at least above ...

The Worcester area has evidence of the Mesoproterozoic Era, going back to the earliest known days of the present-day Earth's ...

Work from two decades ago suggested the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt rocks could be 4.3 billion years old. New research ...

Nature doesn’t follow blueprints, and sometimes the result is strange enough to stop you in your tracks. Around the world, ...

Along the eastern shore of Hudson Bay in Canada's northeastern province of Quebec, near the Inuit municipality of Inukjuak, resides a belt of volcanic rock that displays a blend of dark and light ...

In 2008, researchers reported that these rocks dated back 4.3 billion years 2, a claim that other scientists contested. Work ...