For the first time in 19 years, lava flowing from Piton de la Fournaise hits the Indian Ocean on France’s Réunion Island.

Volcanic activity, particularly the eruption of Kilauea in Hawaii, is a frequent topic of discussion these days. Why not take this opportunity to clarify the ...

Helgi Hjorleifsson, a firefighter, is a leader in a national experiment to steer rivers of lava away from important sites.

I n 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 ...

The Strait of Hormuz is a difficult, almost impossible, problem to solve through military means alone,” Hinote said. Keeping the waterway open militarily, he said, would mean taking and holding the ...

Scientists discover a nearby planet with a molten interior and sulfur-rich atmosphere, L 98-59 d, revealing a possible new ...

Scientists have found the oldest direct evidence for tectonic motion on Earth by more than half a billion years ...

Astronomers long thought they had the galaxy’s planets figured out. It was either a ...

Astronomers have discovered a bizarre exoplanet with a giant underground ocean of magma that traps sulphur and may represent an entirely new class of worlds.

A study led by the University of Oxford has identified a new type of planet beyond our solar system—one that stores large amounts of sulfur deep within a permanent ocean of magma. The findings have ...

Scientists on the AKMA3 ocean expedition discovered an exceptional underwater feature consisting of a mud volcano in the ...

Officials say the latest eruption at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park has sent lava shooting up to 1,000 feet into the sky, marking the 43rd episode since December 2024 and prompting road closures as ...