Yellowstone National Park sits above one of the most extensively studied volcanic systems on Earth. Beneath its forests, geyser basins and river valleys lies a vast accumulation of partially molten ...

A hidden danger may exist beneath Antarctica that could accelerate ice melt, a new study says. Antarctica is not just a passive, icy landscape, but a geologically active region with a complex network ...

The National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System, or NVEWS, was first authorized by congress in 2019 to be established within the United States Geological Survey. NVEWS serves as a critical ...

Researchers from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Department of Earth Sciences assessed an unprecedented 120 years of data from Kīlauea Volcano on Hawai'i Island, uncovering, for the first time, ...

The Grand Prismatic Spring at Yellowstone National Park sits in the Yellowstone Caldera, which formed 631,000 years ago (Image credit: Holger Leue/Getty Images) The last super-eruption at Yellowstone ...

When massive volcanic eruptions occur, they inject millions of tons of sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere, where it forms sulfate aerosols that scatter incoming solar radiation and result in global ...

A volcanic eruption in southwest Iceland began Monday night after weeks of intense seismic activity. This marked the the first time in 50 years that a largely populated area had to be fully evacuated ...

Scientists assessed an unprecedented 120 years of data from K lauea Volcano on Hawai'i Island, uncovering, for the first time, century-spanning patterns of deformation and stress changes. They had a ...

Regional map of the southeast portion of the Big Island of Hawai'i with elevation and bathymetry contours and surface fault traces (top panel). Cross‐section of the A‐A′ profile shown on top and ...