Geologist Nick Zentner strides excitedly across the wet sand on his first-ever visit to Oregon’s Agate Beach. But his attention is not on the scenic shore or sparkling waves. It’s on the cliff that ...

Over the past few years, eruptions of Kilauea volcano on the Island of Hawaii have happened in remote regions and lava flows have not directly threatened communities. However, the approaching ...

Fountains of lava erupted from the Sundhnúkur volcanic system in southwest Iceland on Jan. 14, 2024. As the world watched on webcams and social media, lava flows cut off roads and bubbled from a new ...

Lava flows slowly approaching houses. Authorities evacuating neighborhoods. The tension of residents not knowing when, or if, they can return to their homes. These scenes may bring up difficult ...

The Icelandic Met Office has released a map showing the progression of lava flows from the ongoing eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula. Created using satellite imagery captured at 6:16 a.m. local time ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — When people think of volcanoes, they don’t typically think of Michigan. But volcanic activity was the driving force behind some of Michigan’s key resources and landmarks.

The Lava River Cave exhaled chilled air. I put on my sweatshirt, despite the hot July day. Though I'd been warned about the sudden drop in temperature to a crisp 42 degrees, it was hard to believe I'd ...

In a true study in contrast, the course of a red-hot lava flow oozing down a snowy white mountainside has been mapped out in a newly-released NASA satellite image. Running down the slopes of Mount ...

Since 2021, Iceland’s volcanos have been erupting lava flow every year on average, a sharp rise from the previous five-year standard. On Wednesday, November 20, a volcano near Iceland’s capital ...

High-resolution photos of lava flows on Mars reveal coiling spiral patterns that resemble snail or nautilus shells. Such patterns have been found in a few locations on Earth, but never before on Mars.