Geologists from the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory are often asked to estimate how likely future eruptions are at ...
A recent update on the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) website offers new insights into the timing of a potential eruption of ...
Geologists from the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory are often asked to estimate how likely future eruptions are at ...
Not only are the falls visually reminiscent of an Avatar-esque hidden world, but they’re also geologically pleasing because the water comes through narrow fissures in a rhyolite lava cliff.
Rhyolite produces explosive volcanic eruptions that eject ash, rocks and gas forcefully into the air, as opposed to eruptions that feature lava slowly pouring out. It’s relatively rare in this ...
Rhyolite produces explosive volcanic eruptions that eject ash, rocks and gas forcefully into the air, as opposed to eruptions that feature lava slowly pouring out. It's relatively rare in this ...
A hiker's pack usually gets lighter over time as they plow through trail mix and water, but Annika Dechert likes to joke that ...
The town walls of Conwy in North Wales are the perfect place to spot a rock called rhyolite. An igneous rock, it is formed from an explosive type of lava. It can be best seen in the upper sections ...
As summers get hotter, a new ‘coolcation’ trend is taking off. And there’s one destination that never fails to entice those ...
The Traveler Mountain Range is underlain with rhyolite, thick deposits of volcanic ash fused together ... Granite, while igneous — made of magma or lava — is not considered volcanic. Researching for ...