For the first time, scientists have seen a subduction zone actively breaking apart beneath the Pacific Northwest. Seismic data show the oceanic plate tearing into fragments, forming microplates in a ...

A volcano that has been dormant for hundreds of thousands of years could be gearing up for a massive explosion, according to ...

New study reveals stratospheric aerosol injections may be far riskier than expected, with major technical and governance ...

Visitors described the scene with no fee collection or rangers present at the entrance: “It was a circus. There were a ton of ...

High over the island of Sicily, Mount Etna smolders as Europe’s most active volcano. Underneath its rough slopes, a network ...

Located on the island of Sicily, in Italy, Mount Etna is one of the world's most active volcanoes. Documentation of its many ...

Analysis of hydrothermal vent temperature can predict seafloor volcanic eruptions, supporting global ocean monitoring.

Scientists are taking the once-radical concept of dimming the sun through stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI) seriously, ...

Once considered a fringe idea, the prospect of offsetting global warming by releasing massive quantities of ...

Volcanoes are nature's most dramatic rocks, and while their eruptions can be awe-inspiring, they also pose serious threats to ...

Gas from the 'zombie' volcano in Iran can be smelled 30 miles away, and it's so pungent that people are talking on social ...

Kilauea erupted for the 35th time on Friday night in Hawaii. Video from the U.S. Geological Survey showed lava cascading into ...