This video shows a tropical bay with clear blue water and several sailboats anchored near the shore. The coastline is lined ...

Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and activity update written by Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates.

Past “Volcano Watch” articles have summarized the episodic lava fountaining eruptions in Kilauea’s recent history—within the ...

Scientists have long known that volcanic island arcs contain relatively high concentrations of gold, but the reason isn’t ...

Supereruptions are extremely large volcanic eruptions that eject more than 1,000 cubic kilometers of magma, rock and ash.

The Ontong Java Plateau (OJP), located in the Pacific Ocean, formed around 110 to 120 million years ago through massive submarine volcanic eruptions. This event is considered the most extensive ...

A tourist ventured into a restricted coastal cave on Tenerife, sparking outrage from residents over the potential dangers, as ...

Deep beneath island arcs, new research suggests that gold enrichment originates from repeated, high-degree melting of a ...

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

When we think of ice on Mars, we typically think of the poles, where we can see it visibly through probes and even ground-based telescopes. But the poles are hard to access, and even more so given the ...

Schematic illustration of the oceanic plate beneath the Ontong Java Plateau inferred from seismic wave analyses. High-frequency seismic observations indicate that the plate has a composite structure ...