Is there anything more spectacular than a towering lava fountain? Think about what it is: glowing red molten rock being shot ...

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This spectrogram shows four hours of USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory data streams across six seismic stations at Kilauea’s ...

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Kīlauea has been erupting episodically within the summit caldera since Dec. 23, 2024. Its USGS Volcano Alert level is WATCH.

Iceland's landscapes are defined by its unusual rock formations, carved by volcanic activity, glacial movements, and erosion ...

New research carried out by Czech scientists has revealed that Říp, the country’s most iconic hill, was once a lava lake.

The moon spent a few million years as a volcanic wasteland, covered with ongoing eruptions that spewed from mountains and ...

Mark Strauss A bomb detonates on Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano, near the 8,500 ... 600-pound bombs were dropped on the lava ...

From Etna to the Canary Islands, volcanic wines have garnered a lot of attention in recent years. But what distinguishes ...

A new study found rare metals, including gold, leaking from Earth’s core to the surface through volcanic activity.