What is the collective noun for a group of volcano scientists? While some tongue-in-cheek responses might be “an eruption of ...

Passing by a series of subterranean geological features named cave chocolate, cave bacon and cave popcorn, I start to wonder ...

A new map of climate conditions during the Pliocene epoch—the last time Earth’s carbon dioxide concentrations hit 400 parts ...

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory spearheads Volcano Awareness Month each January on the Island of Hawaii. This year, in ...

The Axial Seamount is an underwater volcano located around 300 miles off the coast of Oregon in the US. Scientists believe it ...

“Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory ...

A winter storm will bring severe weather across Hawaii beginning on Thursday, with impacts expected until Saturday morning.

The current episode will probably last 10 to 20 hours, the observatory said. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park encompasses the summits of two of the world's most active volcanoes: Kilauea and Mauna Loa.

The enormous 3,600ft-tall volcano - named the Axial Seamount - sits around 5,000ft below the surface of the Pacific Ocean and ...

Residents and visitors alike have been watching episodic lava fountains in Halema‘uma‘u at the summit of Kilauea since late ...

Experience the magic of the night sky in stunning deserts and high-altitude observatories. Mauna Kea, at 13,796 feet, hosts advanced telescopes, offering astronomers and stargazers exceptional ...

Though blizzards and cold snaps may have made you forget the news from last week, 2015 was the warmest year in NASA’s global temperature record, which dates back to 1880. During a January 2016 press ...