In its latest eruption event, Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano sent a fountain of lava 540 meters (1,770 feet) up into the sky in what is a new record for this eruption, which began in December 2024. Some of ...

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This image taken by NASA's Landsat 8 satellite captures lava, ash, and gases flowing from Mayon, the most active volcano in the Philippines, Mayon is ...

On March 9, 2026, a new report highlighted a little-known stretch of the Moon that has started to draw unusual attention inside China’s lunar planning. The study focused on a region near the lunar ...

A recent eruption of Kīlauea on Hawai‘i’s Big Island, one of the planet’s most active volcanoes, temporarily closed areas of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park and served as a reminder to travelers of ...

Scientists have documented that Yellowstone’s rare acidic Echinus geyser has resumed erupting after more than five years of inactivity. The return of one of the park’s few acid-driven geysers ...

The formidable Kīlauea volcano in Hawaii has erupted once more, launching enormous lava fountains and volcanic ash high into ...

The number 43 is for Episode 43 of the ongoing Kīlauea volcano episodic summit eruption that ejected that tephra during just more than 9 hours of sustained high lava fountaining that began shortly ...

Kilauea, an active volcano on the island of Hawai'i, erupted on March 10, sending over 1,000 feet of lava into the air.

From the rice paddies of South Asia to the wheat fields of northern China, summer monsoon rains sustain the livelihoods of ...

Two hours after fountaining began, the Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense Agency issued a Volcano Warning. Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park closed as a result, as did Highway 11 between the 27 and 40 mile ...

One of the most deadly and dangerous volcano hazards isn’t lava. Mudflows called lahars can come without clear warning.