For two months, whenever I heard that cry, I would run up to the deck of the JOIDES Resolution to watch the crew pull up a 30-foot (10-meter) cylindrical tube filled with layered, multicolored rock ...

Fort Rock is a striking ancient volcano surrounded by meandering trails that offer views of of its unusual features and the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. During a field trip to the Lava Creek Tuff near Shell, Wyoming, scientists discovered evidence of ...

It's not often that scientists are able to find tuff in continental sedimentation, but this was accomplished in the PreUrals region by Kazan Federal University, Borisyak Institute of Paleontology, and ...

The Crater is home to many other rocks and minerals, including jasper, sandstone, conglomerate, agate, quartz, amethyst, calcite, barite, mica, and (of course) diamonds, but the most prominent ...

BONNER — When people think of agriculture, growing rocks might be the last crop that comes to mind. But for MontanaGrow Natural Fertilizer President John Porterfield, amorphous silicon cultivation has ...

Tourists won't find much in the way of ancient history here in Oregon. There are no old temples or Neolithic dwellings; our oldest structures date back only to the 1850s. But we do have Fort Rock – a ...

Scientists in China have used ground heat exchangers based on volcanic tuff stones to improve storage capabilities and efficiency of photovoltaic-thermal systems. Their experiments showed that the ...

BONNER, Mont. - When people think of agriculture, growing rocks might be the last crop that comes to mind. But for MontanaGrow Natural Fertilizer President John Porterfield, amorphous silicon ...