A recent earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier in Washington state, along with increased volcanic activity in Alaska, Oregon, and Hawaii, has captured the news media's attention and sparked questions ...

Ash from the catastrophic 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens began to swirl around the volcano this week, creating a smoky haze that obscured its summit.

Volcanoes in Alaska, Washington state, Oregon and Hawaii have been rumbling and even spewing lava, enough to spark a swarm of news stories. But despite the jolts and temblors, geologists say there's ...

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has been repeatedly disgorging lava at its summit crater about once a week since late last year.

Natural disasters, from wildfires, floods and mudslides in western states to large earthquakes in Japan, have rocked, burned and flooded parts of the world in the first months of 2025. What’s next?

How did humans become human? Understanding when, where and in what environmental conditions our early ancestors lived is ...

The Kīlauea Visitor Center will close to undergo extensive renovations. It could be closed for up to two years, according to the National Park. Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park will close the Kīlauea ...