Active volcanoes were erupting on the far side of the moon 2.8 billion years ago, the first lunar samples returned from the ...

Scientists are trying to figure out how minerals connected to exoplanetary water would look to the James Webb Space Telescope ...

The aim is to harness lava as it is flowing after an eruption and use the molten rock as eco-friendly architectural building ...

It's all relative, of course, but the analysis shows the basalt material - the solidified remnants of a lava flow - to be just two billion years old. Compare this with the samples returned by the ...

The trailhead is just 14 miles west of Bend and is accessible to all hiking abilities. The hike can be as quick as a 0.4-mile ...

According to a 2013 U.S. Geological Survey study, the basalt beneath Oregon and Washington could hold more than 14,000 ...

West Iceland's volcano is a rift activity volcano, which involves the earth being pulled apart in two different directions ...