The presence of pink granite beneath the glacial ice in Antarctica had stumped scientists for years, as they had no clue where it came from. Researchers led by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) ...

A large formation of granite discovered below the lunar surface likely was formed from the cooling of molten lava that fed a volcano or volcanoes that erupted early in the Moon's history -- as long as ...

A recent discovery shows that the moon's far side was volcanically active. A team of geologists found a large granite deposit beneath a long-extinct lunar volcano, supporting the theory that the ...

Yosemite looked very different one hundred million years ago. Towering volcanoes existed here then making up a vast mountain chain similar to the modern Andes Mountains in South America. Deep beneath ...

MARBLE FALLS -- Somebody's always messing with Texas. Historians said the Yellow Rose of Texas was not a reference to the flora of San Jacinto, then they said William Travis probably didn't really ...

Do you know Which U.S. State is Known as the 'Granite State'? This New England state earned its nickname because of the vast granite formations. These formations dominate the landscape of the state ...