By probing chemical processes observed in the Earth's hot mantle, scientists have started developing a library of basalt-based spectral signatures that not only will help reveal the composition of ...

When you're looking for a destination that's big on natural beauty, you can't go wrong with a trip to witness this stunning ...

Many of America's best outdoor (and, in some cases, indoor) destinations are under the jurisdiction of the National Park ...

Lanzarote is one of the Canary Islands, which pull in cruise vessels year-round, along with millions of sun-seekers flying in ...

Basalt, a gray-black volcanic rock found throughout the solar ... if you have basaltic rocks erupting from mid-ocean ridges deep on the ocean floor, versus those erupting at ocean islands like Hawaii, ...

This article is part of Traveller’s Holiday Guide to ocean cruising.See all stories ... A will-o’-the-wisp, it slips between basalt boulders, pours into lava tubes and smothers everything ...

Some of the most well-known include the Kerguelen Islands in the Indian Ocean, Spitsbergen off the ... Constructed with walls of basalt and coral boulders, the islets harbour the remains of ...

Perched on the eastern shore of Lake Winnebago, High Cliff State Park is proof that you don’t need mountains to get high – in ...

Randy Kosaki, NOAA’s chief scientist aboard the Oscar Elton Sette research vessel, looks out at Nihoa as the ship cruises ...

Another part of our package was the Ocean Voyage Tour ... 45-minute ride with a wonderful view of the nearby basalt islet, Mokoli’i Island, a lonesome piece of land. An enthusiastic guide ...