Discover how columnar joints form in volcanic rocks, creating stunning landscapes like Giant's Causeway and Devil's Postpile. Columbia River Basalt flows in the Palouse River Canyon of Washington.

Columnar jointing is a common feature in many basaltic lava flows and intrusions around the world. Spectacular arrangements of columns have fascinated observers for centuries, and numerous hypotheses ...

Neuronal development is divided into a sequence of events that leads from the initial specification of neuronal cell fate to the emergence of adult circuits. The initial organization of neural ...