A 2.35-billion-year-old meteorite with a unique chemical signature, found in Africa in 2023, plugs a major gap in our ...

The wildest of the Canary Islands, Lanzarote's barren volcanic landscape features lava tunnels 6km long. Yet wine grapes can ...

Mars is commonly known as the Red Planet, but a recent satellite image from the European Space Agency displays a vibrant ...

Despite being known as the Red Planet, Mars shows off its swirling yellows, oranges and browns in a new satellite photo from ...

With a competent guide, active volcano treks are both safe and worth the climb. Here are some of the biggest active volcanoes ...

Hawaiʻi Island attracts adventurous travelers and outdoor enthusiasts with its incredibly diverse terrain. Across the island, ...

A groundbreaking discovery in northern Quebec has confirmed the existence of Earth's oldest known rocks, dating back 4.16 ...

These beads formed 3.3 billion years ago during volcanic eruptions. Molten lava cooled and solidified into beads. Beads contain trapped gases and water. Scientists use advanced instruments to analyse ...

The 1980 eruption cycle made Mount St. Helens one of the most famous volcanoes in the Cascades. But it is far from the only volcano in the range.

REYKJAVIK, Iceland – With steam rising over turquoise waters and black lava fields stretching to the horizon, the Blue Lagoon in Iceland promises serenity. But just a stone’s throw away from ...

If these bubbles are trapped in the lava, the final solidified rock will have small holes, called vesicles, that are a good indication of the amount of gas exsolution that occurred in that part of ...

Analysing lava flows that solidified and then broke apart over a massive crack in the Earth's crust in Turkey has brought new insights into how continents move over time, improving our ...