New observations of L 98-59d, a member of the five-planet system L 98-59, suggest it harbors a vast global magma ocean that traps sulfur deep inside, forming a previously unrecognized class of ...

During these episodes, known as Snowball Earth, ice sheets spread from the poles toward the equator, turning much of the planet into a frozen world.

A new detection method called “Jerk” could dramatically improve how scientists forecast volcanic eruptions. By using a single broadband seismometer, the system can detect extremely subtle ground ...

Scientists discovered Hawaii’s deep mantle plume is splitting, which may create two future volcanic island chains.

A seemingly small planetary neighbor may play a larger role in Earth’s climate than previously thought. Mars is only about ...

I n its latest eruption event, Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano sent a fountain of lava 540 meters (1,770 feet) up into the sky in what is a new record for this eruption, which began in December 2024. Some of ...

Ice cores taken from glaciers reveal the air pollution of the past, using atmospheric particles incorporated in snow that ...

HONOLULU (AP) — The latest lava fountaining episode of an erupting Hawaii volcano reached 1,000 feet high Tuesday, prompting temporary closures at a national park and part of an important highway ...

The eruption injected massive amounts of sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere, forming a veil of aerosols that reflected sunlight back into space.

Melting glaciers and ice sheets are raising sea levels while the Arctic is poised to log one of its worst winters on record.

Kīlauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island erupted on Tuesday in a nine-hour spectacular, shooting fountains of lava some 1,300 feet into the air, according to the U.S. Geolog ...

Peter Graven, a St. Francis science teacher, shares insights into his classroom, his passion for geology and what he enjoys ...