Lava is one of the most awe-inspiring substances on Earth, whether it's flowing gently or blasting violently out of the ground. But what makes it switch between one or the other? To investigate the ...

The fragile-looking filaments of cooled lava known as Pele’s hair can form when pockets of bubble-rich lava pull apart rapidly, experiments suggest 1. Among all the ways that molten rock can solidify ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- What happens when lava and water meet? Explosive experiments with manmade lava are helping to answer this important question. By cooking up 10-gallon batches of molten rock and ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Researchers at the University at Buffalo are taking on a very hot experiment, and it involves lava. To help simulate real-world conditions, they have no other choice than to ...

Helgi Hjorleifsson, a firefighter, is a leader in a national experiment to steer rivers of lava away from important sites. Some called it crazy, but it worked.