The stretch of golf-ball-size pumice rocks was first spotted this week by a New Zealand air force plane about 1,000 kilometres northwest of Auckland. The rocks stretch for about 26,000 square ...

At 2 p.m., the volcano began to spew pumice mixed with gas ... the geological history of the eruption seems to have been written in stone.

Not in this case. The skeletons' final resting place, a bumpy bed of volcanic rock covered by pumice, provided a precise geologic time stamp for the moment of death. All that was required was a ...

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have carried out an unprecedentedly detailed survey of pumice rafts in the aftermath of the 2021 Fukutoku-Oka-no-Ba volcanic eruption in Japan.

Pumice is a porous, mineral rock that forms when there is volcanic activity. "Since you cannot use an entire pumice stone on your face, for skincare purposes, pumice powder is made by milling the ...

Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki on Nov. 2 asked the central government to dispatch the Self-Defense Forces to help clear the blankets of floating volcanic pumice stones that have clogged ports in ...