These massive eruptions released vast amounts of sulfur dioxide, blocking sunlight and causing global cooling for a short period of time.

Earth's five great mass extinctions took place, when three-quarters of all living species suddenly disappeared. The wipeout ...

When Elon Musk finally manages to land a human craft on one of the moons of Jupiter, the pictures that come back will ...

CE-4 missionThe Chang'e-4 mission was the first spacecraft to land on the Moon's far side, specifically in the Von Kármán ...

China has successfully launched six lunar probes so far. From Chang’E-1 to Chang’E-4, they completed the circling, landing and roving exploration, of which Chang’E-4 was the first landing on the far ...

Ignis Energy is set to conduct detailed exploration work at geothermal sites in Nevada and California, further expanding an ...

Prehistoric in its appearance, Iceland's Stuðlagil, also known as Basalt Column Canyon ... Reserve on the edge of the ...

Due to its rusty red appearance caused by iron oxide in its soil, Mars has always been known as the Red Planet. However, ...

A hiker's pack usually gets lighter over time as they plow through trail mix and water, but Annika Dechert likes to joke that ...

Alt Carbon accelerates carbon sequestration by using basaltic rock dust, offering a climate-friendly solution for carbon ...

Geologists can use cosmic rays from outer space to piece together the timing of past geologic events, like volcanic eruptions ...

The Black Desert in Egypt gets its name from the marvellous volcanic hills and mounds scattered across the location. These mounds are capped with black basalt sills. The size and shape of the mounds ...