About 7,300 years ago, Kikai produced the Kikai-Akahoya eruption, a giant event that released an estimated 133 to 183 cubic ...

A newly discovered underwater volcanic eruption north of Papua New Guinea is unfolding in one of the world's most poorly mapped ocean basins. Satellites have spotted steam plumes, ash, thermal ...

Japan’s largest volcano lies hidden. It can be found, if you know where to look, by starting from the southern island of Kyushu. Find the active volcano Sakurajima. (We will come back to it later.

An underwater volcano erupting quietly beneath the Bismarck Sea, just north of Papua New Guinea, could soon push a brand new ...

This breathtaking landscape showcases striking volcanic craters glowing with deep red and orange tones, set against a vast wilderness of dark lava fields and snow-capped mountains. Formed by powerful ...

We know, the headlines can sound terrifying. In this series, Mashable speaks with experts to bring you the unvarnished truth about science, health, threats from space, and scary-sounding creatures.

Oregon’s diverse landscape—from its rugged coastline to high desert plateaus—tells a geological story millions of years in the making. Among the most profound chapters in this story is the enormous ...

You don't need a space ship to get to the moon – or somewhere that looks like it, at least. Located in Idaho’s Snake River Plain, Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve encompasses three ...

The latest lava fountaining episode of an erupting Hawaii volcano reached 1,000 feet high Tuesday, prompting temporary closures at a national park and part of an important highway because of falling ...

Volcanic cones appear on both Earth and Mars because similar volcanic processes involving gas-rich magma can produce structures known as scoria cones. According to NASA, these cones form when magma ...

A brutal Arctic blast has turned parts of the Eastern United States into a deep freeze, and along at least one frozen shoreline the cold has sculpted something that looks straight out of science ...