The volcanologist on the island of Vanuatu who walks barefoot over cooled lava fields tells NPR's Don Gonyea how to see nature at its most primeval.

Stops worldwide are swirling into new shapes, stepping into the future. Infernos serve as inspiration in Italy; a giant eye ...

Understanding what triggers large volcanic eruptions is crucial for hazard assessment, but the exact mechanism driving these ...

Scientists have just uncovered how magma behaves beneath an active volcano, paving the way for targeted drilling for ...

Although volcanic eruptions are spectacular natural events that occur around the world every day, most volcanoes spend the ...

A volcanic formation known as Pele’s hair is produced when air-filled magma is stretched, according to a new study by a team ...

But the peak trail is the main draw, the experience that brings many visitors to this remote corner of California. Proper ...

The African continent is splitting along a triple junction of rifts that converge in Afar, Ethiopia. A new ocean may take ...

Some of Nicaragua’s most memorable moments happen away from the coast. Laguna de Apoyo, a deep crater lake formed by volcanic ...

Scientists discovered Hawaii’s deep mantle plume is splitting, which may create two future volcanic island chains.

How did young volcanoes on Mars form? This is what a recent study published in the journal Geology hopes to address as a team of scientists investigated the complex geological processes responsible ...