HYDERABAD: Geological enthusiasts have identified ‘columnar basalt’ formations (naturally formed pillars of stone) on a small hillock inside the reserve forest area of Borilalguda village in Kerameri ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

A columnar basalt rock pillar formed six crore years back from volcanic lava has been discovered during a road construction work at a village in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra, a leading geologist ...

HYDERABAD: Independent researchers, palaeontologists and archaeologists from Telangana continue to unravel the mysteries behind rock and fossil formations in the south-eastern parts of the Deccan ...

Rare basalt columns, estimated to be over 6.5 crore years old, were discovered by a group of history enthusiasts in Bazar Hatnur forests of Adilabad district in Telangana. Geologists said that basalt ...

The discovery of columns which look like temple pillars minus sculptures has turned out to be a find that shines light on Telangana’s rich geological heritage. “They looked like temple pillars, but ...

Rare basalt columns, believed to be 6.5 crore years old, were discovered near Pochera waterfalls in Adilabad district. Columnar basalts are geological structures formed due to lava flow from volcanoes ...

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 ...

Deccan traps are one of the largest volcanic features on the earth. Polygonal patterns and columnar joints in basaltic rocks are the most fascinating structures for geologists and volcanologists. Now ...

VietNamNet Bridge – In a journey to Phu Yen a few years ago, I missed a chance to visit Da Dia basalt columns, one of the famous tourist attractions in the central coast province. So I decided to make ...

Columnar basalt from the Siberian flood basalts on an island in the Angara river, south of the volcaniclastics province. Left to right: Scott Simper, Lindy Elkins-Tanton, Sam Bowring, Seth Burgess and ...