Who doesn’t love a good mystery? The allure of the unknown captivates all, no matter one’s social, political, religious, or scientific standing. From dark matter to what could lie beyond death to ...

Five volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io erupted simultaneously, spewing a mind-boggling amount of lava onto the surface and giving us clues to what may lie underneath ...

Meteorological tsunamis, or meteotsunamis, are long ocean waves in the tsunami frequency band that are generated by traveling ...

Pita Taufatofua, who became known as the "Tongan muscleman," will enter carrying the Olympic flag at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics. Having drawn attention at ...

Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to forecast major eruptions? So far, the opportunity has been lacking. VEI-7 eruptions are rare: we have not seen one since Tambora in April 1815. To make a right ...

This map shows the tephra fall associated with episode 41 of Kilauea’s episodic summit eruption, on Jan. 24. Tephra is a ...

It's been four years since the devastating eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano and the tsunami that followed.

Which ocean has the maximum number of islands in the world? Explore why the Pacific Ocean holds this record, along with its island groups, biodiversity, geological activity and key geography facts.

What do small earthquakes beneath Kilauea summit mean for the ongoing eruption? - Features | Hawaii Tribune-Herald ...

It's been nearly four years since a massive volcanic explosion rocked the Pacific nation of Tonga. The eruption created a huge plume of ash and water that stretched more than halfway to space. The ...

The recent eruption of Tonga's Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano, at 04:14:45 UT on Jan. 15, was recently confirmed to have launched far-reaching, massive global disturbances in the Earth's atmosphere ...