The volcanic hot spot is larger than Lake Superior, spewing eruptions six times the total energy of all of the world's power plants. Reading time 3 minutes Jupiter’s moon Io is covered in hundreds of ...

Soar over the haunting remains of Plymouth, Montserrat, with breathtaking drone footage, capturing the eerie beauty of the Caribbean’s only ghost town. Once a thriving capital, the city now lies ...

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK — When Scott and Pamela Rippel found out scientists were predicting a fountain of lava would erupt in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Jan. 24, they extended their ...

“Volcano Watch” articles over the past two weeks have described past episodic lava fountaining eruptions at Kilauea Iki (1959) and Maunaulu (1969). Next week, we will continue this series with a ...

After the La Soufrière eruption wiped out livelihoods almost overnight, more than 4,000 of the hardest-hit households received temporary cash support through the Volcanic Eruption Emergency Project.

A sunspot erupted earlier today producing an X1.9-class solar flare. The light and X-rays produced passed Earth about 8 minutes later, at the speed of light. Other WRAL Top Stories Look closely at the ...

Studying tree rings helped scientists pinpoint when Mount Rainier last sent a lahar down its steep slopes, which could help planners anticipate future mudflows. By Katherine Kornei Katherine Kornei ...

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted again this week, sending lava more than 800 feet into the air during a roughly 10-hour eruption, according to the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory ...

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano had its latest eruption on Jan. 12, flowing lava for nearly 10 hours and attracting heavy traffic to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The volcano began erupting at 8:22 a.m.

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The eruption began Monday ...

The true date of the eruption has long eluded—and vexed—historians of the deadly disaster. Here’s what the archaeological evidence tells us. The ancient city of Herculanum was destroyed by the ...