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Acheron Fossae is filled with dramatic landscape features — most notably, its namesake fossae, or fault-like channels that ...
In the next decade, it’s likely that we’ll see humans on Mars, with both NASA and SpaceX planning crewed missions to the Red ...
Tsunami alerts were issued for Alaska and Hawaii on Tuesday after a major, 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia, according to officials.
Kanlaon Volcano (File photo) MANILA – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) lowered the status of Kanlaon Volcano from Alert Level 3 (magmatic unrest / high level of ...
Researchers recently discovered a huge chain of extinct volcanoes buried deep below South China that formed when two tectonic plates collided during the breakup of Rodinia, around 800 million ...
I Was Told I Might Never Walk Again—so I Hiked a Volcano in Guatemala I didn't let my lupus diagnosis stop me from hiking one of the highest peaks in Central America.
“Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and volcano activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. If you’ve read “Volcano Watch ...
The tallest active volcanoes in the world that are rumbling but very much open for visitors—if you don’t mind a bit of heat with your hike.
These hidden volcanoes could erupt more frequently and violently, adding even more greenhouse gases to the atmosphere — creating a dangerous feedback loop.
Taal Volcano (File photo) MANILA – Minor phreatomagmatic eruptive events occurred at the Taal Main Crater between 3:01 p.m. and 3:13 p.m. on Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and ...
Honeymooning geologists among onlookers as Iceland volcano erupts once again Spectacular. Incredible. Those were the words of a couple of geologists on their honeymoon early on Thursday morning in ...
A volcano erupted on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula, prompting evacuations in the surrounding area.