A volcano near the Iran-Pakistan border rose multiple inches between 2023 and 2024 — raising alarm that it may be nearing an ...

How to predict when Ruapehu might next erupt is an important, but difficult, question. A group of researchers thought: why ...

Lake Tahoe served as both a classroom and a time machine for Western Nevada College geology students recently, as Dr. Winnie ...

Stretching like a colossal spine along western South America, the Andes stand as the world's longest mountain range. It spans ...

Rapid uplifting near the 13,000-foot-tall summit of Taftan shows that this long-dormant volcano is more geologically active ...

In Hawaiian mythology, a fearsome goddess created the islands. If she’s near by you might find Pele's hair, but what are ...

While many parts of the preserve require four-wheel drive, the aptly named Rings Trail is accessible along paved roads, and ...

For decades, the colossal Taftan volcano of eastern Iran appeared a lifeless piece of history. It towered nearly 13,000 feet ...

Massive volcanic eruptions billions of years ago may have made it snow on Mars, leaving thick buried ice near the planet’s ...

These clouds, which have a shimmering silvery-blue color, are mainly made of ice crystals and form at altitudes of 50–70 ...

To protect and preserve its natural heritage, the government of Cape Verde has conducted assessments of several important ...

The old fishing village at Ammoudi Bay below Oia. Columnist Paul Grondahl and his wife, Mary, returned to Santorini 31 years ...