What is pumice and how does it end up on Texas beaches? Jace Tunnell of the Harte Research Institute weighs in.

This week, the tides were back to normal after the hurricane in the Gulf, making for better access to the beaches. Among the ...

A vast "raft" of volcanic rocks stretching over 150 sq km (58 sq miles) is drifting through the Pacific Ocean, scientists say. The sea of pumice - the size of 20,000 football fields - was first ...

If you've been experiencing pain and discomfort with your feet, exfoliating with a pumice stone can help to smoothen out those concerns. Pumice is a type of volcanic rock formed when lava cools. It's ...

Did the eruption of Thera (Santorini) affect the ancient Egyptians? This article examines the evidence from archaeology and ...

If something seems very heavy for its size (like a heavy metal object), we say it is more dense. If something seems light for its size (like a bag of cotton or pumice rock), then we say it has low ...

ISLA: Look at the shape of this rock, Connor! CONNOR: Good find! That’s a ripple mark left by water that used to sit on top of this before it was rock. This used to be sand and other sediment ...

The cause of the unexpected effect in this case is the huge rafts of “karuishi,” or pumice, that have drifted on the sea for hundreds of kilometers and reached the southwestern islands of ...

The researchers also determined that it was plastic itself that was causing this issue, not other sharp objects like large squid beaks or pumice rocks that flesh-footed shearwaters normally eat. While ...

Here is your 2024 hard rock + metal album release calendar. With so many new metal and hard rock albums being released each week, it can be difficult to keep up. We’re making things a lot easier ...