Hawaiʻi Island is commonly called the Big Island. It’s a land of powerful contrasts: lava-sculpted coastlines, snow-capped ...

Common sense tells us to run from molten lava flowing from active volcanoes. But MIT professors J. Jih, Cristina Parreño Alonso, and Skylar Tibbits ...

In the Afar Depression of East Africa, a remarkable geological transformation is unfolding, with scientists revealing that ...

The concept isn’t hypothetical. Tephra layers in Icelandic peat cores show that eruptions soared six-fold between 12,000 and ...

Scientists found that the speed at which continents split apart directly influences how molten rock flows deep beneath ...

James Taylor and his All-Star Band returned to the Koussevitzky Music Shed Thursday night with a mix of songs about highways, ...

In East Africa's Afar Depression, scientists have discovered that fresh lava from deep within the Earth's mantle is driving ...

Central Oregon isn’t just a destination—it’s an entire adventure zone packed with lava tubes, high desert canyons, volcanic ...

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Sunday (July 6) warned that the increase in real-time ...

Strange cone-shaped rocks led scientists to the hidden remains of one of Earth’s oldest asteroid impacts. It could help us find fossil life on Mars.

Remember the animal sounds and thunderstorms at Rainforest Cafe? Its lesser-known sister chain, Desert Storm, took the concept to scorching new levels. This bizarre restaurant simulated a desert ...

Indonesia’s rumbling Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted twice on Monday, sending a column of volcanic materials up to 18 ...