Core samples and isotope-dating of the metal-rich carbonatites recently discovered in Australia’s Northern Territory indicate ...

Lava is the form of magma, or molten or semi-molten rock, that erupts to the surface, such as via a volcano or through a crust fracture. We all know lava is pretty hot, but exactly how hot is lava?

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has been shooting lava from its summit crater about once a week since late last year, delighting ...

Remnants of a liquid layer of magma near Earth's core, formed in the first few hundred million years of the planet's history, may still persist today as odd anomalies in the mantle.

Scientists have shown how the freezing of a ‘slushy’ ocean of magma may be responsible for the composition of the Moon’s crust.

To study this period, researchers often examine rare mineral deposits called zircons from this era, which were formed by the cooling of molten magma.

Anorthosites formed early in the history of the Moon, between 4.3 and 4.5 billion years ago. Similar anorthosites, formed through the crystallisation of magma, can be found in fossilised magma ...

The magma then expands in volume and goes into orbit to form the moon, the researchers say. This explains why there is much more Earth material in the moon’s makeup.

Anorthosites formed early in the history of the Moon, between 4.3 and 4.5 billion years ago. Similar anorthosites, formed through the crystallisation of magma, can be found in fossilised magma ...