A Yellowstone supereruption would be devastating, but scientists say it is not the volcano’s most likely threat. Here is what ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Lava is shooting 100 feet to 200 feet (30 to 60 meters) into the air as Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, erupts for the first time in nearly 40 years. For now, ...

The ground beneath us isn't as stable as we'd like to think. While we go about our daily lives, some of Earth's most remarkable geological features are quietly building pressure, preparing for ...

Cut Melanie some slack. Yeah, she screwed up some details: it’s been 600,000-ish years since Yellowstone’s supervolcano has gone off full blast, not 6,000. She got the drift, though. Nobody’s saying ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Japanese meteorological agencies said the Shinmoedake volcano had ...

The explosiveness of a volcanic eruption depends on how many gas bubbles form in the magma—and when. Until now, it was thought that gas bubbles were formed primarily when the ambient pressure dropped ...

It's a truism among oceanographers that there is more accurate mapping of the surface of the moon and Mars than of the deep-ocean floor. That's especially true for the Bismarck Sea, a relatively deep ...