Since the 1960s, this stunning Oregon resort town has welcomed visitors with scenic trails, NASA-level stargazing, and ...

Deep within Africa’s Great Rift Valley, Virunga National Park is home to some of the continent’s most active volcanoes, ...

The Alaska Division of Oil and Gas is offering leases for companies that might want to explore Augustine Volcano's geothermal ...

Researchers have found that half of all active volcanoes are exposed to the risk of torrential rains linked to climate change ...

Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey say the latest eruptive episode that took place at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on ...

We all depend on oxygen to survive, but about 3 billion years ago, there was barely any oxygen at all. When was the last time ...

When the fuming and rumbling at Mount Spurr, a giant volcano northwest of Anchorage, started picking up in October, Alaska’s ...

A tall fountain of lava is spewing from a volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island again. Webcam video from Tuesday shows vigorous ...

Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: a volcano scientist who does her work in the middle of the Pacific Ocean—at the ...

It is widely believed that Earth's atmosphere has been rich in oxygen for about 2.5 billion years due to a relatively rapid increase in microorganisms capable of performing photosynthesis. Researchers ...

It should come as no surprise that when I head to a tropical island, I am more interested in the mountains than the beach.