Karson, writing in Earth magazine, swears that the project has a real scientific aim. Though “n between experiments,” he says, “we occasionally let kids roast hot dogs and marshmallows over the hot ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — How do you make your own lava? Dump 10 gallons of basaltic rock into a high-powered induction furnace. Let it heat up for 3 or 4 hours. Stir occasionally with a steel rod. Once the ...

Professors Jeff Karson and Bob Wysocki at Syracuse University in New York have invented a way to make artificial lava that looks—and burns—just like the real stuff. Science Insider recently spoke with ...

Lava is almost too hot to believe — it can reach 1,600 degrees Fahrenheit — so if you ever come across real magma spewing out of a mountain, we'd recommend staying far away. This lava, however, is ...