"Shorelines are great locations to look for evidence of past life." Today, Mars is a chilly desert of rock and dust — but 4 billion years ago, the planet had rivers, lakes and even oceans with sandy ...

HONOLULU – An erupting Hawaii volcano once again began shooting fountains of lava that reached hundreds of feet high on ...

You're not likely to stumble across Big Talbot Island State Park's Boneyard Beach by accident, but it's worth the effort.

For the most part, the sand is just like any other Atlantic Coast beach in Florida. But there are spongy black rock-like formations at the waterline. It's not a rock and it's not lava; it's a ...

This marks the 13th episode of on-again, off-again lava activity of Kilauea volcano on the Big Island that started Dec. 23. A webcam showed vigorous fountains of bright-red molten rock and ...

Lava is erupting from several volcanoes ... The Ring of Fire is the result of plate tectonics − giant moving slabs of rock millions of square miles across that can collide with or pull away ...

Rugged, splattered with black lava rock, it’s for the adventurous ... or visit the sea turtles at Kahalu’u Beach Park, known for its coarse salt-and-pepper sand. “We are able to appeal ...

If you're feeling more adventurous, bring your headlamp and jacket to hike into the Lava ... rocks, descend the 144 stairs of Sunny Jim sea cave, rent a kayak or relax at Scripps Park. Have a ...

What's more, the beach is also home to sea turtles, who come ashore and blend in with the lava rocks. Others commented that swimming wasn't suggested, though wading is fun, especially near the ...