When Lisa Lucas and her husband told their kids about the plan to travel, the youngest daughter cried. They promised it would ...

Taftan volcano in southeastern Iran rose 3.5 inches over 10 months, signaling that it is waking up after 700,000 years of ...

A restarted black hole in J1007+3540 reveals how episodic jet activity and cluster pressure sculpt giant radio galaxies. Astronomers have captured one of the clearest views yet of a black hole ...

Volcanoes erupt because hot, melted rock from deep inside the Earth finds a way to reach the surface. This melted rock is called magma, and it forms when parts of the Earth’s mantle become so hot that ...

Local fire officials believe the remains are of the three people who were on a helicopter that crashed on 20 January on Mount Aso ...

Now, that volcano-fueled set is headed to Denver. Comedian Ben Miller brings his Volcano Show to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science on April 24 at 7 p.m. Expect lava-level heat, eruption-worthy ...

Volcanoes erupt because hot, melted rock from deep inside the Earth finds a way to reach the surface. This melted rock is called magma, and it forms when parts of the Earth’s mantle become so hot that ...

When referred to as a gas, it means a volatile has transitioned into the vapor phase. The most common gases (or vapor phase volatiles) emitted at the surface are water (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), and ...

Bandera Volcano Ice Cave near Grants offers a frozen escape in the desert, with ice layers up to 20 feet thick—perfect for a ...

Fluid inclusions in volcanoes are dominantly composed of carbon dioxide. At magmatic temperatures — 2,192 degrees — the density of the carbon dioxide strongly depends on pressure, which is influenced ...

More than a million giant skate eggs are discovered incubating in the heat of an underwater Pacific Ocean volcano.

Volcanologists may soon get a lending paw from a helpful robot called "Anymal." The dog-like machine uses its four legs to walk through uneven terrain – giving it a "leg up" on wheeled vehicles.