Unlike cone-shaped stratovolcanoes (like Mount Fuji), shield volcanoes erupt with lower-viscosity lava that builds up layer by layer, creating enormous landmasses over time. Fun Facts About Mauna Loa ...

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) Board of Trustees today approved the immediate withdrawal of its two longstanding lawsuits concerning Maunakea, marking a pivotal shift towards collaborative ...

Mount Rainier experienced a significant earthquake swarm, the largest since 2009, with hundreds of small quakes detected near ...

Island's famous moai statues are crumbling into the sea, forcing locals to face urgent decisions about how best to protect ...

These expansive areas of sinking air can push temperatures up to 30 degrees above average during the summer while increasing the threat of heat illnesses.

The highest volcano in the world is Cerro Ojos del Salado. It is a stratovolcano in South America’s Central Volcanic Zone, reaching an impressive 6893 meters above sea level (or at least above ...

The solar wind pushes some of the gas and dust away from the comet, forming those beautiful tails we see. A comet actually ...

While many think of Hawaii’s active volcanoes, Honolulu sits near dormant ones such as the Waianae and Koolau Ranges. Although they haven’t erupted in thousands of years, these ancient giants shaped ...

Residents are wearing masks to protect themselves from thick volcanic ash that is blanketing several Indonesian villages as ...

Indonesia’s rumbling Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki has erupted with a column of volcanic materials as high as 11 miles into the ...

As glaciers melt around the world, long-dormant volcanoes may be waking up beneath the ice. New research reveals that massive ...