Obsidian is a black volcanic glass; deposits found here were historically used by Indigenous peoples to craft tools. Over 80 plant species in the area have traditional uses in medicine ...

After spending well over a decade writing for other game studios and projects, the lead writer for the timeless RPG Fallout New Vegas is back at Obsidian. While that’s excellent news for ...

The earthquakes have also sparked fears of volcanic eruptions because they are happening near two active volcanoes, Fentale and Dofen. The Conversation Africa asked volcano researcher Amdemichael ...

For example, that year, he collaborated with geologists, using trace elemental analysis to discriminate between Aegean sources of the volcanic glass obsidian, used to make cutting tools.

However, volcanic gas emissions and Pele's hair—a type of volcanic glass—have been noted in surrounding areas, including the Volcano Golf Course subdivision. USGS's latest update, which was ...

Seamless updates have been around since the original Pixel debuted in 2016, and since then, plenty of other Android OEMs have added them to their devices. Samsung has been the exception, with the ...

And the popular tourist destination Blue Lagoon, near where the seismic and volcanic activity has occurred, has been evacuated several times.

Scientists from the University of Copenhagen—drawing on research of 60,000 years of volcanic activity derived from ice cores from Greenland and Antarctica—have re-contextualized an ancient ...

Trekking on obsidian flows, created by the rapid cooling of lava, presents a surreal experience of navigating landscapes sculpted in volcanic glass. These unique expeditions invite adventurers to ...

“Volcanic activity has been shown to affect Earth’s climate in a myriad of ways,” the authors write. “One such example is that eruptions proximate to surface ice will promote ice meltin ...

Earthquakes and volcanic activity are both common in Ethiopia. The country is located in a geologically active region, the East African Rift System. But it's rare for earthquakes to directly ...

The shadowy mass, known as the Haruj volcanic field, covers around 17,000 square miles (44,000 square kilometers) in central Libya and contains roughly 150 extinct volcanoes, ranging from small ...