Basalt is usually formed when lava solidifies ... causing them to change into another type of rock. They are usually resistant to weathering and erosion and are therefore very hard-wearing.

“Though columnar basalt rocks were found in Telangana in recent times, this is for the first time this kind of miniature type columnar basalt rock is found”. Rao emphasised the need for a ...

A project at the University of Tokyo has now applied a photothermal optical spectroscopy technique to the task, investigating whether it could detect evidence of living microbes while satisfying these ...