Hawaii's most active volcano resumed erupting Wednesday after a weeklong pause. Kilauea began continuously releasing lava ...

New research suggests tiny electrical charges in water droplets could have fueled the chemical reactions that led to life.

Natural disasters, from wildfires, floods and mudslides in western states to large earthquakes in Japan, have rocked, burned ...

If all the world’s volcanoes erupted at the same time, Earth would face an unprecedented catastrophe, triggering massive lava ...

For billions of years, the Earth's atmosphere was nothing like it ... A recent study suggests that volcanoes may have a much larger role in the process than previously thought.

Scientists found that volcanic eruptions triggered short-lived oxygen spikes before Earth's air became breathable.

New research suggests that Earth’s orbital variations—the slow changes in its tilt, axial precession, and shape of its ...

Consider a can of soda. When the can is closed (pressurized), the soda contains dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2). When you open ...

Hidden in the stormy Furious Fifties, the South Sandwich Islands generate spectacular cloud formations. Winds sweeping past ...

SAN JUAN ALOTENANGO, Guatemala (AP) — Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire is erupting, and authorities have evacuated nearly 300 ...

Evidence of elevated volcanic activity indicate eruption of Alaska's Mount Spurr volcano could happen within weeks or months, ...