A vast underground tunnel known as a lava tube, formed from ancient volcanic activity, was recently discovered lurking beneath Venus.

Kilauea is in a unique phase of activity in Halema‘uma‘u, with 12 episodes of dual lava fountains since Dec. 23, 2024. Several past eruptions have been characterized by similar lava fountaining ...

On Dec. 23, 2024, eruptive activity at Kilauea’s summit began again with the first in what has become 20 discrete lava fountaining episodes. Many episodes have had dual fountains — two erupting at the ...

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A team of geologists led by the University of Maryland and the University of Hawaiʻi finally connected one of the largest volcanic eruptions in Earth’s history with its source deep beneath the Pacific ...

Is there anything more spectacular than a towering lava fountain? Think about what it is: glowing red molten rock being shot into the sky, potentially hundreds or thousands of feet. As ubiquitous and ...

Kilauea’s latest eruption episode — its 19th since late December — came to a close early this morning after nearly eight hours of sustained lava fountaining from a vent in Halemaumau crater, according ...

Volcanoes are usually linked with exotic islands in the Pacific or dramatic landscapes in Iceland. What many people don't know is that India too hides a fiery geological history beneath its surface.

BEND, Oregon — There's no better way to celebrate summer than packing up and moving out for a camping trip at the Newberry National Volcanic Monument near Bend, a historic hotbed of volcanic eruptions ...

A new study traces a 120-million-year-old 'super-eruption' to its source, offering new insights into Earth's complex geological history. Geologists led by the University of Maryland and the University ...

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