Not even the strongest microbes can survive volcanic eruptions, but they are capable of returning surprisingly quickly, ...

Life has a way of bouncing back, even after catastrophic events like forest fires or volcanic eruptions. While nature's ...

Research shows how microbes quickly colonize fresh lava, revealing how life rebuilds itself and offering clues for life on ...

One of the most important discoveries involved rain. Early on, most microbes on the lava came from dust, soil blown in by the ...

Lava rock is a naturally occurring, porous volcanic stone formed when molten lava cools and solidifies quickly. As the lava cools, gases escape and leave behind tiny holes and air pockets, which give ...

The lava cactus grows in one of the most hostile environments on Earth, thriving on bare volcanic rock where almost […] ...

Sicilian mountain police are urging people to keep their distance from Mount Etna’s lava flows and to follow the local rules, as tourists flock to the volcano to witness its ongoing explosive eruption ...

There has been a recent volcanic eruption in Hayli Gubbi, Ethiopia, that has spread volcanic ash as far as India. This volcano erupted after 12000 years. Now, when we say 'volcano,' two words come to ...