The Earth's surface is constantly reshaped by the movement of tectonic plates, which make up the continental crust on which ...

The moon may still be geologically active, judging from the way the lunar far side is wrinkling as the moon contracts. At ...

Free online access to the paper is available. Our research focuses on the abundant natural volcanic rock, basalt. Basalt is a fine-grained rock produced with the rapid cooling of lava generated by ...

The gigantic Yellowstone Grand Canyon, lined with volcanic rock. With all the effects of hydrothermal activity, river erosion ...

Beaches around the world come in many colors, from the familiar golden and white sands to rarer hues like pink, red, and even ...

(upbeat music) (footsteps crunching) So Beacon Rock was a cinder cone volcano. That doesn't look like a cinder cone to me, does it to you? These are big, beautiful sheer walls of black basalt rock ...

Layers of volcanic rock in Eastern Oregon ... state geologist is pitching a novel idea of using the region’s rocky basalt layer — born of lava that flowed millions of years ago from cracks ...

Volcanic eruptions can release lava, rocks, dust, volcanic ash ... This massive collection of basalt columns is linked to a volcanic fissure eruption. That's when a fissure in the Earth's crust ...