Millions of years old rare basalt columns in northern Turkey is among the most popular tourist destinations of the culturally-rich country since it opened to visitors last year. Along the Guzelcehisar ...

Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland features around 40,000 exposed polygonal columns of basalt in perfect horizontal sections. Chris Hill/Photodisc via Getty Images The reason patterns often appear ...

This collection of basalt columns was recorded in a canyon north of Molokai, at a depth of just over a mile, according to Nautilus Live Ocean Exploration Trust. YouTube video screengrab Newly recorded ...

If one were to rely solely on what they read in The Aspen Times, he or she may be left with the impression that there is a huge group of people dedicated to “preserving” the Pan and Fork property for ...

Climbing has been baned on the famous basalt columns in Armenia including Arpa Gorge and Garni Gorge. Up until recently one used to climb on some truly unique rock in Armenia, up hexagonal basalt ...

Sometimes natural processes can create surprisingly complex and regular patterns, fooling some into thinking they discovered the artifacts of a lost civilization. One striking example of such ...

As cries from the public over conflicts of interest continue regarding the future of the riverfront park site in Basalt, a few questions move onto the stage: • Will this become a more private area, or ...

Hundreds of rare basalt columns resulting from lava flows that crystalized as they cool have been found in northwestern Turkey, creating a stunning landscape of geometric shapes jutting out of the ...

GEOLOGISTS have discovered a spectacular column of prehistoric basalt rock two miles below the surface of the Norwegian Sea in the North Atlantic. The remarkable discovery of the 100 metre thick seam ...

Great things are happening up in Basalt. And it’s all thanks to the people who live there. One of those things is the recent push-back against a town plan to use $5 million in sales tax revenues to ...

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