Seen from above Diamond Head reveals its massive volcanic crater bordered by sharp ridgelines and a green interior encircled by residential neighborhoods and the turquoise waters of Honolulu’s ...

Hawaii's Kilauea was spraying a spectacular fountain of lava on Monday, keeping up its reputation as one of the world's most ...

Using syrup and baking soda, research has demonstrated the formation mechanism of rootless cones, small volcanic landforms commonly found on Earth and Mars. The study clarified, through an ...

Fig. 3. Lunar volcanic landforms. (A) Floor-fractured crater (44.3°E, 46.5°N), LRO WAC mosaic. (B) Lava flows in the southwestern Imbrium (330.4°E, 25.5°N), Apollo photograph AS15-M-1701. (C) Sinuous ...

Martian winds can have quite an impact. ESA's Mars Express has spotted them whipping up sand grains and acting as a cosmic sandblaster, carving out intriguing grooves near Mars's equator. The ridges, ...

Note: This is the fourth in a series of six Guest Opinions commemorating the Craters of the Moon National Monument Centennial. While southern Idaho’s vast Snake River Plain is lauded and renowned ...

In a paper published in Earth and Planetary Physics, an international team of researchers studied the magnetic properties of ...

Iran's dormant Taftan volcano is showing signs of activity, with satellite data revealing ground uplift at its summit. This rise, occurring over ten months, suggests pressure building in a ...

A huge plume of ash, gas and rock spewed forth on Monday from Italy's Mount Etna as authorities warned people to steer clear of Europe's largest active volcano. Sicily's Mount Etna has been active ...

YELLOWSTONE NAT’L PARK - A small eruption was caught on camera from the Black Diamond Pool, the same site that saw a hydrothermal explosion last summer. A camera was installed at Biscuit Basin to ...