A new study led by University of Arizona researchers has uncovered how massive volcanic eruptions in the Andes Mountains ...

In 2010, construction workers on the Panamerican Highway traversing Chile's Atacama Desert stumbled upon a nearly perfectly preserved fossilized whale ...

Kīlauea has erupted episodically within the summit caldera since Dec. 23, 2024. Episode 44 of summit lava fountaining ...

Reid Wiseman’s two daughters were in Nasa’s mission control room for the naming of the “Carroll” crater in honour of the ...

Caltech researchers have identified geological features on Mars that could point to the existence of a long-dried ocean that ...

A new study suggesting magma may lie closer to the surface beneath Yellowstone has sparked concern online, but scientists say ...

Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and activity update written by Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates.

Past “Volcano Watch” articles have summarized the episodic lava fountaining eruptions in Kilauea’s recent history—within the ...

The reservoir of one of Earth's most explosive volcanoes is quietly refilling with magma, scientists have revealed.

The most recent was a south vent overflow around 6 a.m. Monday morning. On Monday night, several periods of degassing-related ...

On the morning of March 10, 2026, two vents on the southwest side of Halema'uma'u Crater roared back to life — and this time, ...

Located 700 kilometers (440 miles) east of Madagascar, Réunion Island is the product of a long-lived mantle hotspot on the floor of the Indian Ocean. The island first emerged above the ocean’s surface ...