NASA's Landsat 8 satellite snapped a stunning top-down view of an "unusually spectacular" Mount Etna eruption. Infrared data makes the volcano's lava river really pop.
A fiery force beneath the ocean is reshaping Tonga’s Home Reef, growing an island through eruptions over the past few years.
Telluride is a Cubist’s rendering of mountains. Overlapping triangles rim the horizon; the valley floor meets the box canyon walls at neat right angles; a few oval abstractions soften the ...
As Earth approaches warmer levels experienced earlier in its geologic history, it may be bad news for human survival.
Astronomers say the 2024 YR4 asteroid still has a 97% chance of missing Earth in 2032, but the now 3.1% chance it will hit ...
Geology’s Theory of Everything continues successfully to defend its title. ■ Curious about the world? To enjoy our mind-expanding science coverage, sign up to Simply Science, our weekly ...
Volcanoes are nature’s dramatic expressions of Earth's inner turmoil, shaping landscapes and influencing climates. Some countries, particularly those along the Pacific Ring of Fire , experience ...
The Yellowstone Seismic Network is designed to record ground shaking due to earthquakes. But earthquakes aren’t the only ...
Scientists said those two things indicate that something is going on underneath the surface, which is likely magma moving ...
Our planet’s history is one of extreme climate cycles that repeat across time, with insights into the Earth’s previous ...
In a recent paper published in National Science Review, a jointed team of scholars from China and UK has made significant ...
The cool conditions which have allowed ice caps to form on Earth are rare events in the planet's history and require many complex processes working at once, according to new research.