In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, thousands of miles from any continent, Easter Island rises out of the sea. Its surface ...

Underwater volcanoes discovered in the South Pacific The post Underwater Volcanoes Discovered in the South Pacific appeared ...

When the Kīlauea Volcano erupted in May 2018, an enormous amount of ash was released into the atmosphere in a plume nearly ...

The 210th anniversary of the Tambora eruption is a moment to contemplate, and to educate the public about volcanoes’ threats ...

The U.S. Geological Survey’s office building in Hilo also is the temporary home of the agency’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, ...

Researchers have discovered a potentially younger and active volcanic hotspot beneath the Cook Islands' waters, prompting ...

These birds have evolved to withstand the equatorial sun and shelter in volcanic rocks along a subtropical coastline. After ...

Greenhouse frog discovered by UT Arlington team in the Marshall Islands threatens local ecosystems by displacing native ...

A 2022 satellite photo shows smoke rising from a caldera on Tofua, highlighting the "looming threat" of the volcanic island.

"The scale and duration of this bloom were both massive, and probably the largest ever reported for the North Pacific ... 40 years, volcanic ash released from Kīlauea on Hawai'i Island had ...