Researchers have discovered a new genus and species of prehistoric mole in Spain. Vulcanoscaptor ninoti lived during the ...

The fossil-filled volcanic crater Foulden Maar was almost destroyed. A new book documents its ancient-ecosystem wonders. Skip to main content. Scientific American. September 13, 2022.

A team of researchers has identified and described Vulcanoscaptor ninoti ("the Camp dels Ninots volcano digger"), a ...

Volcano Made 'Pristine' 3D Fossils in the Pompeii of 512 Million Years Ago. ... the team found trilobites that had been rapidly encased in a volcanic ash flow that choked their coastal home, ...

Along the way: If you want to go inside an extinct volcano cone, venture about 30 miles north of Flagstaff on U.S. 180 to Red Mountain.After an easy, 1.5-mile walk along a wash and a climb up a ...

Astropanax eogetem was identified from Mush Valley fossils by Pan, BRIT Research Botanist Morgan Gostel, Ph.D., and colleagues following careful examination of fossil leaves and pollen.

As a result, the lava level within the volcano’s crater quickly dropped by more than 30 meters. It was, Poland says, “like someone pulled the plug in a bathtub. ...

Volcanic gases and hissing hornitos rise from the Ol Doinyo Lengai crater pit, which has been filling up with its unique dark lava since the last explosive eruption in 2007 and 2008.