Kīlauea is one of the most active volcanoes on Earth. - It's a puzzling ... stereotypical pointy cone volcano because it's called a shield volcano. Shield volcanoes form when lava is extra ...

A robotic lunar lander built by Texas-based Firefly has successfully landed on the moon, becoming only the second private-sector company ever to complete such a feat.

From Acadia to Zion, the U.S. has some pretty majestic national parks. Here’s one fun fact about every single one—plus a map ...

It was one of those perfect late summer days in Alaska. The sun hung high in the sky and cast a warm golden light over the ...

A swarm of earth tremors and fears of volcanic eruptions in January forced tens of thousands of people to move away from ...

The tallest volcano in Europe, Italy's Mount Etna, and the world's most active volcano, Kilauea in Hawaii, erupting again.

Sandwiched between the freezing cold of Earth’s coldest continent and the warmth of its southernmost active volcano, the ...

Thousands of penguins have made their home on an active volcano but why? Despite the harsh conditions, this unlikely habitat offers surprising advantages for these resilient birds. Discover the ...

Extinct Volcanoes a 'Rich' Source of Rare Earth Elements Sep. 24, 2024 — A mysterious type of iron-rich magma entombed within extinct volcanoes is likely abundant with rare earth elements and ...

A tall fountain of lava is spewing from a volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island again. Webcam video from Tuesday shows vigorous ...

NASA’s Juno spacecraft identifies over 40 enormous lava lakes on Io, shedding light on the extreme volcanism sculpting Jupiter’s moon.

It’s in this country that scientists, funded by or working for the government, came to understand the role of carbon in our ...