Mass extinction events throughout Earth’s history are characterized as significant disruptions to life on the planet. There ...

Hanauma Bay is a world-famous marine preserve located on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, formed within the remnants of an ancient ...

Drangarnir is a striking sea arch and rock formation located off the coast of the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean.

Barren Island, the only active volcano in the Indian subcontinent, rises dramatically from the Andaman Sea, offering a stark ...

This map shows the tephra fall associated with episode 41 of Kilauea’s episodic summit eruption, on Jan. 24. Tephra is a generic word for any material erupted by a volcano that travels through the air ...

Lake County, located just north of Napa Valley in California, is crafting some exceptional Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc wines from volcanic vineyards.

Large lava fountains erupted from the north and south vents Jan. 24 within Halemaʻumaʻu Crater — reaching heights of at least ...

New research suggests Hawaii’s volcanoes are fueled by a deep mantle plume that splits, drawing from different Earths.

Filmmakers Biljana Tutorov and Petar Glomazić pull off a miraculous trick with "To Hold a Mountain." What begins as a ...

Two groundbreaking dinosaur track discoveries are changing the outdated image of the Jurassic period ...

Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and activity update written by US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. Large lava fountains streamed from both the north and ...

Mass extinctions are extremely catastrophic events on Earth. Throughout Earth's evolutionary history, numerous mass ...