Kilauea's Eruption Is on Pause—For Now
Three months and countless Olympic swimming pools of lava later, Kilauea seems to have pressed the pause button on its…
Kilauea's Lava Has Leveled Up Again
Kilauea’s days of pumping old, stale magma to the surface are officially over and done. According to scientists with…
Kilauea's Lava Is Changing—Here's What That Means
After three weeks, the eruption at Kilauea volcano’s lower East Rift Zone shows no signs of abatement. In fact,…
Super Volcanoes Are a Bigger Threat Than We Thought—But Don't Freak Out
In news that is sure to inspire some action-packed disaster movies, scientists have determined that the time between…
The Most Metal Video of the Year Is This Meteor Soaring Behind an Erupting Volcano
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a sign that we’re all about to die? Well, I can’t speak to that last one, but I can…
Damn, This Piping Hot Volcano B-Roll Is Metal as Hell
As arguably the world’s most active volcano, Hawaii’s Kīlauea presents a unique opportunity for researchers who want to…
Right Before They Erupt, Volcanoes Become Ominously Silent
If an active volcano nearby suddenly kicks up its activity with steam, smoke, and below-ground rumblings, it’s a good…
A Burp of Lava was Nearly Disastrous for This Trusty Webcam
Even eruptions from the usually-gentle Hawaiian volcanoes can pack a hidden punch. The hot, molten splatter of lava…
Tanaga Island Hides a History of Fire in a Blanket of Fog
Tanaga Island is a tiny patch of beauty, fire, and rock stranded in the Bering Sea. The picturesque island is a hidden…
BBC Fakes Volcano Footage by Blending Multiple Eruptions into One Gorgeous Shot
Et tu, BBC? That absolutely gorgeous footage of the eruption in the BBC documentary Patagonia: Earth’s Secret Paradise i…
No, the Mount Meru Volcano Is Not Erupting, But Here's Why Some People Think It Is
Yes, that’s a pretty big plume of smoke you see coming out of Tanzania’s Mount Meru volcano—but contrary to appearances…
Watch flowing lava scorch the Earth
Here’s beautiful footage of lava flowing from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano. The hot red burning orange lava oozes its way…
Incredible drone footage of a flowing lava river
It looks like a giant fire scaled dragon snaking its body across the scorched Earth. Or like the fire brick road that…
An Ancient Volcano Cluster Has Been Found off the Coast of Australia
The 50-million-year-old volcano cluster was found by accident about 155 miles (250 km) east of Sydney, but there’s no…
Ancient Roman Concrete Was Inspired By Volcanic Chemistry
In 1982, the ground beneath the historic port city of Pozzuoli began to rise like a cake in the oven. Within two years,…
Gorgeous 4k footage of a volcano erupting
Whenever I see an epic volcano explosion, such as this one of Volcano Calbuco in Chile exploding for the first time in…
People Pretended This Dome Was on Mars For Eight Months, God Bless 'Em
Looking through the dome’s small porthole, the only view was of a barren field of red rocks. The astronauts ate…
Making a volcano with a leaf blower is everything that's fun in life
When you’re asked to help out around the house and do chores, volunteer for some yard work. That way you can take the…
Apocalyptic Yellowstone Supervolcano Now 5.5 Times Larger
You know about the potentially world-ending Supervolcano hiding under Yellowstone, right? Well, scientists just…