While the Grand Canyon is Flagstaff's easy-access claim to fame, this even quicker jaunt from the Arizona city offers ...

Scientists will tell you that Amboy Crater, a volcanic cinder cone out in the Mojave Desert, has been dormant for maybe 10,000 years, but that doesn’t take into consideration its 1959 eruption ...

Per the Oregon Journal in 1957, the mid-1950s saw a second rush at Tabor, with locals prospecting for uranium but finding ...

temporary volcanoes on its flank. The most recent was "Murara," a cinder cone that emerged between 1976 and 1977. The mountain is also surrounded by old lava flows that spilled down its slopes ...

Blakeslee is a semi-retired anthropologist from Wichita State University. He’s polite, soft-spoken most of the time, and able ...

This versatility is evident in its landscape, dotted with over 400 volcanic vents—the highest number in the contiguous United States—including cinder cones, lava domes, and expansive lava fields.

Diane DeCillis, who has written two books of poetry published by the Wayne State University Press, now has a poem that is stored on the moon.

From Hawaii's Papakōlea Beach to Butiama Beach in Tanzania to Reynisfjara in Iceland, there are many incredible beaches all ...

Turrell has spent more than four decades on the ongoing giant artwork located in an extinct volcano cinder cone in Arizona’s Painted Desert area. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword ...

Mount Tabor is a dormant volcanic cinder cone located 5 miles east of downtown Portland. It may sound like a trek, but the scenery is well worth it. At its summit, Mount Tabor provides vistas of ...