Volcano eruptions are rare enough as it is, but sometimes, even the most dormant volcanoes can have a sudden impact on the ...

History has seen some monstrous volcanic eruptions, from Mount Pinatubo's weather-cooling burp to the explosion of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai on the island nation of Tonga. The power of such eruptions ...

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HONOLULU (KHON2) — The summit of Mauna Kea on the Hawaiʻi Island hosts the world’s largest astronomical observatory for optical, infrared and submillimeter astronomy. But Mauna Kea has a much more ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Volcanoes are among the most awe-inspiring forces of nature ...

The deadliest volcanic disaster in Japan’s history did not end with fire or ash, but with water. When the slopes of a ...

Above Wenatchee, spires reveal volcanic history in 44-million-year-old rock. High above the city of Wenatchee, Washington, a group of spires made of a unique type of 44-million-year-old rock tell the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Volcanoes were erupting on the mysterious far side of the moon billions of years ago just like on the side that we can see, new research confirms. Researchers analyzed lunar soil ...

A surprising study has uncovered a link between a massive volcanic eruption in 1345 and the onset of the Black Death, Europe's deadliest pandemic. The discovery reveals how a catastrophic chain of ...

What can glass beads collected from the lunar surface more than 50 years ago teach scientists about the Moon’s volcanic history? This is what a recent study published in Icarus hopes to address as a ...

A 4-billion-year-old volcano? New research finds that Io, the solar system’s most volcanically active moon, can brag just that. A recent study of Io’s sulfurous atmosphere suggests that Jupiter’s moon ...