Lava is one of the most awe-inspiring substances on Earth, whether it's flowing gently or blasting violently out of the ground. But what makes it switch between one or the other? To investigate the ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Adding relatively minor factors like crystals, water, ice, and metal can drastically affect how lava moves, cools, and creates formations. When lava meets water, for ...

How to Apply Link to How to Apply page. What happens when lava and water meet? Explosive experiments with manmade lava are helping to answer this important question. By cooking up 10-gallon batches of ...

Scientists from the University at Buffalo or UB are working to better understand volcanos. The process of gaining understanding involves creating lava and then blowing it up with the goal of ...

Editor’s Note: Volcanologist Arianna Soldati received her Ph.D. in geology from the University of Missouri - Columbia. In her research, she uses a combination of field and laboratory techniques to ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. An aerial view of lava flows in Leilani Estates. U.S. Geological ...

Life has a way of bouncing back, even after catastrophic events like forest fires or volcanic eruptions. While nature's ...

PAHOA, Hawaii — Millions of people seeing images of lava destroying homes, cars and power poles have a simple question: Why can’t you stop it? Try spraying lava with water, some suggest. Maybe dig a ...

At the southern end of Hawaii’s Big Island, I’m standing on a cliff and watching the newest part of the world being made. Half a mile away, a torrent of lava bursts through the basalt of the island’s ...

Thousands of residents of southwest Iceland had their hot water supply cut off amid "severe frost" overnight – because of lava. The region's third volcanic eruption since December sent lava flows that ...