Towering lava fountains of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano trigger park and highway closures

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is shooting lava fountains up to 1,000 feet, and falling ash and volcanic fragments are forcing temporary closures on the Big Island.

NASA's DART mission didn't just change the orbit of asteroid it hit

NASA's DART mission didn’t just change the orbit of Dimorphos, the asteroid it hit. It changed the orbit of the larger ...

This scientist is racing to predict deadly volcanic mudslides

One of the most deadly and dangerous volcano hazards isn’t lava. Mudflows called lahars can come without clear warning.
Family Destinations Guide

One Of Oregon’s Most Incredible Natural Wonders Is Hiding In The Middle Of Nowhere

Fort Rock State Natural Area near Fort Rock, Oregon, is exactly that kind of place, a geological marvel so spectacular that ...

Giant Tortoises Walk This Galápagos Island Again After Nearly 200 Years

The island of Floreana, part of the Galápagos archipelago, is steeped in mystery and lore. From its history as a prison in the 1830s to eccentric human inhabitants one hundred years later to the world ...

1 year ago, 2 US landers were on moon. How they set stage for Artemis

Two landers manufactured by Firefly Aerospace and Intuitive Machines were briefly on the moon at the same time in March 2025.
Discover Wildlife

It’s almost twice the size of Washington state and stretches 18 miles down into the Earth’s crust – and it’s underwater too

It measures 310,000 square kilometres (119,000 square miles) and its ‘roots’ extend around 30 kilometres (18 miles) into the Earth’s crust. (For comparison, the US state of Washington is 184,661 ...
Big Island Now

Team Rubicon helps homeowners clean hazardous debris from Kīlauea eruption

During Kīlauea’s current ongoing eruption, the Big Island volcano has been spewing lava into the air periodically for more than a year. But Episode 41 on Jan. 24 was different, and highly unusual.
People

Couple Defend Including 8300-ft Volcano Hike as Part of Their Wedding Celebration, as the Chaotic Adventure Goes Viral (Exclusive)

Fey Deleon Rana’s wedding in Guatemala included a volcano hike Jordan Greene is Society and Culture writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously ...
New Scientist

Volcanoes had lower greenhouse gas emissions in Earth's past

The power of volcanoes to change Earth’s climate may not be as ancient as previously thought. Throughout our planet’s history, the climate has fluctuated between “icehouse” and “greenhouse” conditions ...
Daily Camera

What’s inside Mexico’s Popocatépetl? Scientists obtain first 3D images of the whole volcano

POPOCATÉPETL VOLCANO, Mexico (AP) — In the predawn darkness, a team of scientists climbs the slope of Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano, one of the world’s most active and whose eruption could affect ...
Smithsonian Magazine

For 25 Years, the Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program Has Kept Weekly Tabs on Volcanic Eruptions Around the World. Here’s How They Do It

Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active volcanoes Sally Sennert Did you know that there are between 40 and 50 volcanoes ...