The scientists used a climate model to simulate eruptions that injected up to 160 million tonnes of sulfur into the stratosphere. The largest volcanic event of the past 6,000 years was the eruption of ...

The outcome is a spectacular vortex of dark smoke caused by the large lava fountains to create a "volnado" phenomenon.

On November 13th 1985, just after 9pm, the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in the northern Andes, also known as Cumanday, Tabuchía, ...

David Finlay has captured images of bioluminescence, fireflies, ghost mushrooms, meteors and the aurora australis, but seeing ...

Climate change is accelerating continental rifting, the geological process where landmasses slowly pull apart. According to a ...

An extended seismic event measuring 2.2 magnitude was detected in Tenerife last week, near the Canary Island's volcano.

You might not know it, but Ireland is dotted with extinct volcanoes that have shaped the island we know and love today ...

A new study analyzed four sets of fossil footprints, including cat-like tracks in 29-million-year-old volcanic ash in Oregon.

From hiking up a smouldering active volcano to kayaking through tangled mangroves, this small Central American country is ...

Guest: Professor Dagomar Degroot, environmental historian at Georgetown University and author of Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean: ...

A new study uncovers how volatile-rich magmas propel diamond-bearing kimberlites from Earth’s depths. If you’ve ever admired a diamond, chances are it originated from a kimberlite. More than 70% of ...

Sunny, mild autumn days are a nice time to see Pinnacles National Park in Monterey and San Benito counties, and a federal ...