Scientists say sustained, repeated high fountaining — where molten lava is lofted hundreds of meters — is uncommon at Kīlauea ...

Another spectacular eruption at one of the most active volcanoes in the world has destroyed the camera volcanologists use to monitor it.

Nearly a year into Kīlauea’s dramatic summit eruptions, scientists say the volcano is offering a rare, safe, and incredibly well-documented look at how magma systems work—featuring some of the tallest ...

A big, messy surprise greeted Yellowstone National Park early Saturday morning, just as winter officially began. At around ...

Update at 10:44 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that Episode 38 of the ongoing episodic eruption inside Halemaʻumaʻu Crater in the summit caldera of Kīlauea volcano ...

Not even the strongest microbes can survive volcanic eruptions, but they are capable of returning surprisingly quickly, ...

Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active ...

The ongoing eruption of Kilauea volcano has once again captured the attention of scientists and residents alike, particularly with the recent onset of episode 38. Beginning on December 6, 2025, this ...

A volcanic eruption has sent lava spewing out of a giant fissure on the Sundhnúkur crater row in Iceland. The fissure opened up on Wednesday (July 16) following a swarm of earthquakes, according to a ...

KILAUEA, Hawai’i (KITV) — A new eruption started early this morning at Halemaʻumaʻu Crater in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Episode 28 of the ongoing volcanic activity began at 4:10 AM on July 9th, ...

Life has a way of bouncing back, even after catastrophic events like forest fires or volcanic eruptions. While nature's ...

DNA from Icelandic lava flows reveals how microbes move into a brand-new habitat, offering insights into early life on Earth ...