Not in this case. The skeletons' final resting place, a bumpy bed of volcanic rock covered by pumice, provided a precise geologic time stamp for the moment of death. All that was required was a ...

Lava began bubbling out of Hawaii’s most active volcano once again on Tuesday as Kilauea’s sporadic eruption resumed ...

Authorities are seeking the public's help in finding individuals who desecrated ancient, protected tribal rock carvings near Bishop, California.

The stretch of golf-ball-size pumice rocks was first spotted this week by a New Zealand air force plane about 1,000 kilometres northwest of Auckland. The rocks stretch for about 26,000 square ...

The petroglyphs can be found on volcanic tuff formations formed over 760,000 years ago when a large eruption released hot ash ...

In June, pumice stones likely spewed by the volcano were found in the sea near the island. “It is possible that a large amount of rocks and stones ejected from the crater on the seafloor ...

Pyroclastic currents are hot, swift-moving mixtures of volcanic particles — ash, pumice lava fragments and gas — that flow according to their density in relation to the surroundings.

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have carried out an unprecedentedly detailed survey of pumice rafts in the aftermath of the 2021 Fukutoku-Oka-no-Ba volcanic eruption in Japan.

Pumice and volcanic ash soils with Mt Etna in the background ... The fertility can range widely depending on the native rocks ...

Tenerife guarantees hikers a wide range of experiences. Here is a selection of some of its most memorable excursions, ideal ...

“When an undersea volcano erupts, the tourist industry takes a massive hit.” The cause of the unexpected effect in this case is the huge rafts of “karuishi,” or pumice, that have drifted ...