Check out 24 of the world’s must unusual landscapes — from the hellish Darvaza Gas Crater in Turkmenistan to the “snow ...

A high-silica type of igneous rock called rhyolite makes up ... Beneath it is an even larger reservoir made of low-silica basalt and containing far less molten rock, according to a University ...

If it erupted today, it's thought Yellowstone in the northwestern United States could cause a prolonged nuclear winter and global starvation.

The hard basalt columns are the result of the surrounding ... it was formed by surrounding sedimentary rocks eroding, leaving the igneous rocks to stand sentinel over the area.

Imagine a gentle landscape of rolling plains and peaceful forests, stretching as far as the eye can see. Now, picture that ...

thick – carry significant amounts of the extrusive igneous rock as they descend, delivering this dense material into the MTZ and shaping its remarkable structure. These large basalt deposits can ...