Volcanic Crater Lake

Biology may have begun with a bang.

A satellite image of the Galápagos Islands' La Cumbre volcano shows lava seeping from the iguana-covered mountain days into an ongoing, months-long eruption.

Research shows that over 4,800 years in the Northern Rockies during wet periods and dry periods, subalpine forests consistently recovered from wildfires, growing back vegetation and leaving evidence of their resilience in lake sediment cores.

Volcanic smog or vog 'has been affecting the Taal region since the first week of September 2023' as degassing persists

Some rivers on ancient Mars flowed for long enough stretches to create bona fide habitable environments on the Red Planet, a new study suggests.

These bucket-list underwater sites offer up megalodon teeth, manatee herds and other unique encounters

'Vog can be expected to persist over the Taal region while degassing activity, weak wind movement, and humid atmospheric conditions prevail,' warns Phivolcs on Wednesday, June 7

NASA's Perseverance rover has spotted new signs of an ancient river on Mars, deeper and faster than any seen before. Curving layers of rocks provide the clues. The post Evidence for ancient river on Mars in new rover images first appeared on EarthSky.

The death toll from floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to nearly 400, an official said on Sunday.

Called Yuki no Otani, this 500-meter-long pathway cuts through towering snow walls that rise up to 20 meters at the highest point of Japan's Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route.

A centuries-old statue is revealed when crater lake dries up

An Indonesian ferry carrying 271 people caught fire off Indonesia's resort island of Bali. There were no reports of casualties and the cause of the fire is being investigated.

Armed with complex models and waves from nuclear tests, researchers are revealing the Pluto-size world beneath our feet

One happened in early May, the others in December 2021.

Rescuers in Indonesia were searching for 25 people who were missing after a cargo boat sank in the Makassar Strait in South Sulawesi province, officials said...

It's been 26 years since Ruapehu's last major eruption, but signs on the volcano are hinting that the volcano might be waking up.

NASA's Perseverance rover is searching for evidence of past life on Mars. It has completed a 31-Martian-day journey of roughly 3 miles after collecting eight rock-core samples from its first science campaign.

This week, explore a volcanic lake on Earth that seems like it would be right at home on another planet, learn the fate of the International Space Station, congratulate new penguin parents, meet the future of weather prediction, and more.

Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Bend Studio have announced Days Gone Remastered for the PlayStation 5. It will launch [...]

Researchers have used seismometers to discover pools of lava sitting under dormant Cascade volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest. The post Cascade volcanoes still have large pools of magma first appeared on EarthSky.