“The rubble slick went as far as we could see in the moonlight." London -- Sailors in the South Pacific were surprised this month to find themselves sailing through a sea of stone. Australian couple ...

An "island" of floating pumice rocks bigger in area than Israel has been spotted in the South Pacific, New Zealand's Royal Navy said. Officers on a Royal New Zealand Air Force ship saw the rock raft ...

Pumice stones spewed from an undersea volcano that have fouled coasts in Okinawa Prefecture have apparently made a U-turn and could reach the Izu island chain within days, a research institute’s ...

The Atlantic island of Bermuda has long looked like a geological magic trick, a lonely volcanic peak apparently hovering in ...

A “raft” of floating pumice rock the size of Manhattan is drifting towards Australia, bringing along with it new marine life that could help with the recovery of the Great Barrier Reef’s corals, half ...

Sea creatures around Australia are getting a free ride on a massive raft of pumice rock the size of Manhattan. It’s more than just a freaky, mysterious island, though. NASA satellite imagery shows ...

An "island" of floating pumice rocks bigger in area than Israel has been spotted in the South Pacific, New Zealand's Royal Navy said. Officers on a Royal New Zealand Air Force ship saw the rock raft ...

MIYAKEJIMA ISLAND—Volcanic lumps of pumice have reached Miyakejima island, about 180 kilometers south of central Tokyo, causing headaches for the local tourism industry. Aerial footage showed numerous ...

Nearly 300 miles long and about 35 miles wide, a floating raft of pumice in the South Pacific Ocean is "the wierdest thing I've seen in 18 years at sea," says Royal Australian Navy Lt. Tim Oscar. He ...

A “raft” of floating pumice rock the size of Manhattan is drifting towards Australia, bringing along with it new marine life that could help with the recovery of the Great Barrier Reef’s corals, half ...