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Researchers have shed new light on the role played by carbon dioxide in the warming and cooling of planet Earth. A team from ...

A close-up view of an active lobe of pāhoehoe lava flowing in Kaluapele, the summit caldera of Kīlauea volcano, on Jan. 3, 2025. USGS photo by M. Patrick.

The location of a giant volcanic eruption in 1831 has eluded scientists for nearly 200 years, but now they have solved the mystery.

The mystery location of a giant volcanic eruption that has puzzled scientists for almost 200 years has finally been solved.

Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and activity update written by US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. Note: The summit eruption of Kl ...

A new study on the supervolcano percolating underneath Yellowstone National Park reaffirms it’s not about to blow and end humanity as we know it. It ...

Scientists are turning to satellite imagery of plant life for clues and signs that a volcano is close to erupting.

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A mulch volcano is a common landscaping occurrence in which the base of a tree or shrub has had mulch piled up around its ...

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that activity stopped at about 8:40 p.m. Friday, putting the eruption that started during the early morning of Dec. 23 on pause for a third time. There is no lava ...

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