BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Researchers at the University at Buffalo are taking on a very hot experiment, and it involves lava. To help simulate real-world conditions, they have no other choice than to ...

Helgi Hjorleifsson, a firefighter, is a leader in a national experiment to steer rivers of lava away from important sites.

The fragile-looking filaments of cooled lava known as Pele’s hair can form when pockets of bubble-rich lava pull apart rapidly, experiments suggest. Among all the ways that molten rock can solidify ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — How do you make your own lava? Dump 10 gallons of basaltic rock into a high-powered induction furnace. Let it heat up for 3 or 4 hours. Stir occasionally with a steel rod. Once the ...

MANITOWOC — The UW-Green Bay, Manitowoc Campus, will host a free "Cool Chemistry" event aimed at helping kids get excited about science. Two shows will take place at University Theatre April 25. One ...