Live Science looks at UB research on lava formations in Iceland

An article on Live Science looks at research by UB geologist Tracy Gregg and a former UB master’s degree student who have come up with a new explanation for the presence of lava formations in Iceland’s Skaelingar valley: a surprising reaction where lava met water without any explosion occurring. An article also appeared on Red Orbit, Science 2.0, Science Blog, Innovations Report, Science Daily, Phys Org, Science Newsline and Alaska Native News.

Read more:

http://www.livescience.com/40318-lava-pillars-formed-in-iceland.html

http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112970785/icelands-bizarre-basalt-pillars-mix-of-water-and-lava-100913/

http://www.science20.com/news_articles/icelands_basalt_pillars_no_kaboom_needed-122076

http://scienceblog.com/67178/water-and-lava-but-curiously-no-explosion/

http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/geowissenschaften/water_lava_curiously_explosion_221104.html

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131009125736.htm

http://phys.org/news/2013-10-lava-butcuriouslyno-explosion.html

http://www.sciencenewsline.com/articles/2013100920020022.html

http://alaska-native-news.com/science_news/9396-Water-and-Lava,-but-%E2%80%94-Curiously-%E2%80%94-No-Explosion.html