The vast majority of lava out there falls into one of three types: mafic, intermediate, and felsic. They're also called basaltic, andesitic, and rhyolitic lavas, respectively. (There are other types, ...

USGS Geologist Hannah Dietterich joined Wake Up 2Day to discuss the latest details of the lava flow. Topics included the difference in lavas types and why this lava may be easier to clean off of the ...

In many ways, water seems opposite to lava; its role is to support life, not destroy it. Despite their surface-level differences, the two are more similar than we think. The solution to the geophysics ...