A plume of molten rock rising from the depths of the Earth in heartbeat-like pulses is slowly tearing Africa apart—and will one day create a new ocean. This is the conclusion of an international team ...

Arsia Mons, one of the Red Planet's largest volcanoes, peeks through a blanket of water ice clouds in this image captured by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter on May 2, 2025.

Iceland is one of the most active volcanic regions in the world, but its seismic nature is part of a much broader geological ...

As another school year ends, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory welcomes two new summer interns: Kamalani Poepoe and Ruth ...

RPI researchers were the first to ever collect data during an underwater eruption on the Mid Ocean Ridge System. They happened to be on site to gather data from hydrothermal vents.

Icelandic architect Arnhildur Pálmadóttir’s company, Studio Arnhildur Palmadottir, coined the term “lavaforming” and declared ...

As another school year ends, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory welcomes two new summer interns: Kamalani Poepoe and Ruth ...

Kīlauea put on another spectacular show on the morning of June 20. The 26th episode of the ongoing eruption had lava fountains up to 1,000 feet once again, and the ...

Researchers working to harness lave flows into livable green structures may be onto something in thinking about buildings of the ...

As another school year ends, the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory welcomes two new summer interns: Kamalani Poepoe and Ruth Gale. With an ongoing eruption at the summit of Kīlauea, ...

Because of potential water and a source of heat, Olympus Mons has been suggested as a place to look for potential alien life; ...

Slow magma flows, small chambers, and hot rock all contribute to surprise volcano eruptions that occur without any prior ...