Though the volcano lives quietly under the surface of the National Park, its geothermal activity results in numerous hot ...

Booms like cannon fire were heard from Falkirk to Glasgow as a smoking trail shot across the sky, thundering into a quarry on ...

A long-abandoned mine caused a sinkhole on I-80 last month, highlighting the dangers lurking just beneath the surface across ...

COURTESY USGS This U.S. Geological Survey web camera photo shows lava fountains returning to Halemaumau Crater early this morning. Kilauea had another short-lived eruption within Halemaumau crater ...

Wupatki National Monument is proud to welcome Sarah Crowley, an accomplished Alaskan artist and creator of Raining Joy Arts, ...

Ancient ripples suggest a warmer, wetter past for the Red Planet that supported open water on its surface.

The crater is most popular for scuba divers in the winter, when it’s more challenging for people to get their certifications. Year-round, the crater sees nearly 100,000 guests who come to dive, float, ...

A massive aquifer is stored just beneath volcanic rocks at the crest of the central Oregon Cascades – possibly the largest ...

A collection of Martian rocks could reveal details about potential past life on the Red Planet – but first NASA has to get ...

Three people have been killed in a Russian air strike on Kyiv overnight, Ukrainian officials have said. A ballistic missile ...

Former Purdue professor Jay Melosh has had his legacy honored in the form of a crater being named after him on the surface of Mars.

Like fortune tellers who peer into a crystal ball for insight, volcanologists at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory peer into the tiny crystals contained in lava flows to learn about the magma’s ...