Continents drift apart in slow, powerful motions that reshape the world above and below your feet. A new study now shows that when continents split, they also shed parts of their deep roots. Those ...

Groundbreaking research has unveiled the subsurface dynamics of a mysterious volcano, Oldoinyo Lengai, providing unprecedented insights into its unique geological behavior. These findings not only ...

Active lava flows spilling out of the Erta Ale volcano in Afar, Ethiopia. (Derek Keir/University of Southampton/University of Florence) (CN) — Millions of years ...

As part of a growing national effort -to understand seafloor hazards, scientists from the United States Geological Survey’s Volcano Science Center are working across agencies to investigate how ...

Kilauea’s 2018 eruption -transformed the lower Puna District of the Island of Hawaii, including its coastline, where 875 acres of new land were added in a large lava delta. The area is still subject ...

Nishinoshima Island, located in the Ogasawara Islands of Japan, is home to an active volcano. Ash from volcanic eruptions there in 2020 could have led to a temporary surge in phytoplankton levels in ...

Volcanic activity beneath and adjacent to ocean basins shapes the global environment through episodic eruptions that inject ash, gases and particulates into the atmosphere and marine systems.

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A powerful swarm of earthquakes in January suggested one of Iceland’s giant “ice volcanoes” may be awakening after a decade of slumber. In the months that followed, more earthquakes have rocked the ...