Ever wonder why the Pacific Ocean is called the Ring of Fire? Discover the powerful tectonic forces and 450+ volcanoes that ...

The sun’s outer atmosphere resembles a pufferfish.

THAT AUTUMN, A RESEARCH VESSEL called the Glomar Challenger sailed over the Mid-Atlantic Ridge to drill holes and sample sediment. Fossils within the sediment samples they retrieved gave scientists a ...

Scientists from Mexico’s National Autonomous University have created the first three-dimensional image of the Popocatépetl ...

A colossal Martian volcano defies everything we know about planetary geology. Hidden clues beneath its frozen summit hint at ...

Volcanoes that dominate postcards and disaster movies are often the ones we can see, their peaks etched against the sky. Yet ...

It may seem like earthquakes are more frequent. In fact, we've just become better at detecting them. Their number and ...

Scientists warn that the plate beneath Gibraltar arc will begin to shift toward the Atlantic within 20 million years.

Mountain building occurred all around the Yellowstone region and highlights a tortured geological history of uplift and volcanism. The Gallatin Range, just northeast of Yellowstone Caldera, is an ...

Multiple earthquakes have struck California's Bay Area, just miles from the home of the world's biggest tech companies in Silicon Valley. A magnitude 4.0 tremor struck just 23 miles south of San Jose ...

The Pacific Ring of Fire generates most of the world's quakes and eruptions. Nations along the rim face the highest seismic and volcanic risk. Scientists say recent activity is normal, not a sign of a ...

Oregon's Axial Seamount, a highly active underwater volcano, is closely monitored for potential eruptions by mid-to-late 2026. Scientists track seafloor inflation and seismic activity, noting that ...