For decades, the colossal Taftan volcano of eastern Iran appeared a lifeless piece of history. It towered nearly 13,000 feet ...

Taftan looms 3,940 meters above Iran’s Makran subduction zone, a rugged region where the Arabian plate dives beneath the ...

A single underwater cable the size of a garden hose connected Tonga to the outside world—until a natural disaster struck. And ...

On the islands of Lanzarote, grapevines thrive in the fertile soil created by black volcanic ash. To protect the vines from ...

At $1,799 and with an impressive subscription bundle, Samsung is aggressively taking shots at the Vision Pro. Watching the ...

As part of the ongoing effort, a NASA-supported team recently published one of the most detailed maps yet of the seafloor.

On retirement from public life, Wilmar Eliaser Simandjorang found a quiet place on a hillside overlooking Lake Toba, on the ...

The pH, or the acidity or alkalinity of an environment, has long been known to affect how efficiently catalysts drive key ...

This view of the lava fountains of Episode 35 of Kīlauea’s ongoing summit eruption is looking from Uēkahuna, the former site of Jaggar Museum. The lava geysers were 1,100 feet and 1,300 feet high, ...

The new Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission has delivered its first images, highlighting concentrations of atmospheric nitrogen ...

Thirty one years after their honeymoon, the columnist and his wife, Mary, return to the Greek island famous for its iconic ...

"At some point, it will have to release this pressure—either violently or gently," says volcanologist Pablo González.