When tens of thousands of earthquakes shook Santorini, the cause wasn’t just shifting tectonic plates—it was rising magma. Scientists tracked about 300 million cubic meters of molten rock pushing up ...

Half of Earth’s oceans are more than 3.2km deep. Beneath them lie cavernous plains untouched by sunlight, vast gaping trenches made by Earth’s tectonic plates shifting, and ranges of underwater ...

Few geological scenarios capture public imagination quite like a full-scale eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano. The ...

A man calmly restrains a large python during a tense encounter, drawing attention for his steady handling of the snake.

Precious metals may be escaping from the planet’s core. This hotly debated subject could help us understand Earth’s evolution and determine whether life exists elsewhere in the Universe ...

Executive Order 9066, Battle of Iwo Jima, Mir space station launch, and milestones in history, science, and culture.

With warming set to pass the critical 1.5-degree limit, scientists are warning that the world is on course to trigger tipping ...

The Sterling Hill Mining Museum sits atop the world’s most diverse fluorescent mineral deposit, and if you haven’t been there yet, you’re missing out on one of the most spectacular natural phenomena ...

Following a massive cryovolcanic eruption, the mysterious Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann has been morphed into a giant spiral and is now shining 100 times brighter than normal.

Rows of trifold posters bloomed across Taos Middle School’s gym last Thursday (Feb. 12) for the annual Science Fair and STEAM ...

What may look like a single volcanic eruption is usually the visible outcome of far more complicated activity taking place underground. Beneath the surface, magma can migrate, cool, mix, and ...

As people wait for Kīlauea’s 43rd eruption episode, some Hawaiʻi Island residents are still dealing with the aftermath of the 41st episode. Team Rubicon, a veteran-led volunteer group, is stepping up ...