Minecraft’s dripstone blocks and pointed dripstone are the stalactites, stalagmites, and stalagnates (I learned a new word!) found in some caves. The pointed dripstone stalactites are useful for ...

Minecraft’s lava is a useful resource for furnace fuel or making your own obsidian (or for roasting mobs). Keeping a steady, endless supply of lava takes a bit of work, though. In this Minecraft ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Dripstone is one of the items in Minecraft that many players are still confused by. In-game, they're known as Pointed Dripstone, which comes in two ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. When Minecraft came out over a decade ago, exploring underground was already spooky, but it was pretty monotonous; lava and the rare diamond block ...

Layered dripstone from the Hoti Cave, Oman, with samples used to reconstruct past precipitation patterns. About 1,500 years ago, the Near East experienced a devastating drought. Combined with ...

Minecraft is working on its next major update, the 'Caves and Cliffs Update' coming next year. Minecraft: Java Edition, the legacy PC version of Minecraft, has slowly been testing new features in ...