On the banks of the Columbia River, tall columns of rock poke out from the cliffs. “So you see all of these black rocks that are on either side of us, on either side of the river? Those are basalts.

In a forest filled with birch and oak trees on the Isle of Mull, off the west coast of Scotland, a startup will soon begin spreading crushed basalt rock on the ground. The goal: to run a large-scale ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - In a win for both farmers and environmentalists, researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have successfully quantified the CO2-reduction potential of ...

A team of researchers, including scientists from the University of Leeds, has discovered a new type of basalt while drilling into the Pacific Ocean floor. The discovery of the new variety of basalt ...

Australia is leading the way in sustainable agriculture with a new research initiative exploring the use of crushed basalt ...

If I am ever kidnapped, blindfolded and then dropped off somewhere between the Anthony Lakes Highway and Ladd Canyon, I’d like to believe I would quickly recognize roughly where I was. Assuming it was ...

Runners, bicyclists and walkers in Columbia Park have probably noticed a couple 1,500-pound basalt slabs installed along the path in recent days. Those are part of one local teacher’s decades-long ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is a large piece of a type of ...

BASALT — As the flow in the Roaring Fork River at the Basalt whitewater park has climbed over 2,500 cubic feet per second this week, the park’s two “play” waves, produced by concrete structures ...

When Basalt holds a grand-opening event for its new riverfront park on Wednesday, there is likely to be a “whew!” from one part of the community and an “ugh” from another. Basalt River Park on the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Peridotite is composed mostly of greenish magnesium-iron-silicate ...