If we yeet every piece of garbage into bubbling magma, Earth’s surface might look a lot different—possibly on fire, possibly ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active volcanoes Sally Sennert Did you know that there are between 40 and 50 volcanoes ...

What happens when humanity decides volcanoes are the universe’s most dramatic trash cans? Spoiler: it’s not as tidy—or as safe—as you might hope. Susie Wiles gets in trouble for saying what everyone ...

As the year 2025 comes to a close, we reflect on the historic past year of volcanic activity on the Island of Hawaii. Thirty-eight episodes of lava fountaining at the summit of Kilauea remind us that ...

SAN DIEGO — As holiday package thefts surge, videos of booby-trapped deliveries are trending on social media, but attorneys are cautioning consumers that retaliating against porch pirates could result ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may be showing signs of active eruptions from “ice volcanoes” on its surface, according to new analysis of the unusual space object. 3I/ATLAS, first discovered in July ...

Mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS reached its perihelion, or its closest point to the Sun, earlier this year, shedding copious amounts of ice and dust in the process. “We were all surprised,” ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS could be covered in erupting "ice volcanoes," new observations suggest. Researchers found evidence that as the comet approached the sun, a series of cryovolcanoes ...