Flood volcanism is among the most dangerous and dramatic types of volcanic activity on Earth, capable of reshaping entire ...

In 1984, an amateur paleontologist in Scotland found a remarkable specimen: a nearly complete fossil of what looked to be a ...

His “2 Minute Geology” series and online lectures rack ... The thumbnail-sized crystals embedded in the basalt are made up of plagioclase feldspar, a common mineral, and are one of the tell ...

Basalt rocks line the Columbia River in southeastern ... The goal is to help scientists better understand the area’s geology. In an upcoming paper, they also plan to estimate the carbon storage ...

The fossils themselves are also rare ... The stone tools likely used for marrow extraction at the Pampore site were made with basalt, a type of rock not found in the local area.