Three tiny glass beads, from a sample of 3,000 taken from the Moon, have revealed evidence of recent volcanic activity.

The 40,000 basalt columns are the North’s only UNESCO World Heritage site. As you walk along the columns, see if you can spot ...

New research conducted by a Western Nevada College professor has found that Lake Tahoe is 2.3 million years old, making it ...

Lava caves, formed from cooled lava flows underground, are found near shield, basalt volcanoes across Earth. These lava tubes ...

Before considerable scientific research by Western Nevada College Professor of Geosciences Dr. Winnie Kortemeier, it was understood that Lake Tahoe, the largest alpine lake in North America, was ...

Lavas from hotspots - -whether erupting in Hawaii, Samoa or Iceland -- likely originate from a worldwide, uniform reservoir in Earth's mantle, according to an evaluation of volcanic hotspots.

Tour includes sites named for a mythical giant in Ireland, ‘the greatest castle never built’ in Wales and one of the finest ...

Wispy whorls on the moon’s surface are as lovely as they are strange. Scientists are starting to unravel their origins ...

“Beautiful, beautiful. Magnificent desolation,” astronaut Buzz Aldrin famously said when he first stepped onto the Moon’s ...

Discover the world's most stunning black sand beaches! Explore these hidden gems, from tropical paradises to volcanic wonders ...