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

The USGS said on its website following the quake in July: "Following the M8.8 Russian Kamchatka Peninsula Earthquake, the ...

In late January, something began to stir beneath the idyllic Greek islands of Santorini, Amorgos, and Anafi. These Aegean ...

On retirement from public life, Wilmar Eliaser Simandjorang found a quiet place on a hillside overlooking Lake Toba, on the ...

A single underwater cable the size of a garden hose connected Tonga to the outside world—until a natural disaster struck. And ...

Yellowstone is moving, but there's another supervolcano that is also showing signs that it's active in the U.S. It's cooling ...

This view of the lava fountains of Episode 35 of Kīlauea’s ongoing summit eruption is looking from Uēkahuna, the former site of Jaggar Museum. The lava geysers were 1,100 feet and 1,300 feet high, ...

A major earthquake hasn’t struck any of California’s biggest cities in more than three decades, but the “Big One” is a matter ...

On the islands of Lanzarote, grapevines thrive in the fertile soil created by black volcanic ash. To protect the vines from ...

Long before humans began transforming the landscape in Portugal, nature had already fashioned some incredible sights ...

What next for the tourist town built next to a volcano? - Since December 2023, nine eruptions near Grindavik have forced ...

In one of Earth’s driest, most harsh environments, scientists uncovered a micro-miracle. Down in Fumarole Bay on Deception ...