Pseudocraters or rootless cones are peculiar volcanic formations with an explosive origin. They do not form from magma coming from deep underground. They are caused by lava covering a water-rich layer ...

Volcanoes can be morbidly fascinating for plenty of reasons, as can the lava they release. But what effect might all that ...

Are your kids a little nervous for that first day back? Get them in a mellow mood with this groovy lava lamp experiment. Plus they’ll learn about the scientific properties of oil and water.

It can hold hundreds of kilos of lava and execute experiments about viscosity, morphology, structures, and formations. But she's a little bit finicky when it comes to lava-making. Bob: The furnace ...

Further supporting this idea, failed conduit structures observed in terrestrial lava outcrops suggest that conduit competition universally affects rootless cone formation. These experiments and ...