People in parts of Papua New Guinea are facing an unusual problem. Floating volcanic rock is making boat travel difficult, blocking access to fishing grounds and disrupting daily life in coastal ...

It’s true — some rocks can float on water for years at a time. And now scientists know how they do it, and what causes them to eventually sink. X-ray studies at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence ...

A map of pumice drift from the 2012 eruption of the Havre seamount 180 days after the eruption. A computer model could help track rafts of floating rock in the ocean, perhaps giving scientists a way ...

University of Cambridge provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. A team of scientists from the UK, the US, Australia and New Zealand have modelled the fate of a huge floating raft of ...