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Looking again through the magnifying lens at the fossil's surface, one of us, Sabrina Curran, took a deep breath. Illuminated by a strong light positioned nearly parallel to the surface of the bone, the V-shaped lines...
Sediment cores drawn from four lakes in Guatemala record the distinct direction that ground shaking traveled during a 1976 magnitude 7.5 earthquake that devastated the country, according to researchers at the Seismological Society of America's Annual...

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano spews fountains of lava in latest eruption episode

Scientists were bracing for high lava fountains Tuesday during the latest episode of an ongoing eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano. Lava fountains have reached heights...

Sampling the plumes of Jupiter’s volcano moon, Io

What can a sample return mission from Jupiter's volcanic moon, Io, teach scientists about planetary and satellite (moon) formation and evolution? This is what...

Volcano begins erupting in southwestern Iceland after a nearby town and spa are evacuated

A volcano began erupting in southwestern Iceland on Tuesday, just hours after authorities evacuated a nearby community and a geothermal spa, one of Iceland's...

Scientists warn massive US volcano could erupt in weeks

A giant volcano in Alaska is showing signs of an impending eruption. Significantly elevated levels of volcanic gas emissions were recently observed around Mount Spurr,...

Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano erupts, prompting alert level to be raised

The Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano in south-central Indonesia erupted three times into Friday, sending an ash column 8,000 meters (26,000 feet) high and...

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano resumes dazzling show with lava fountains hundreds of feet high

Lava from Hawaii's most active volcano created fountains that reached 700 feet (215 meters) Thursday during the latest episode of an ongoing eruption. Kilauea began...

Hawaii volcano again puts tall lava fountains on display in latest eruption episode

An erupting Hawaii volcano once again began shooting fountains of lava that reached hundreds of feet high on Tuesday. Fountains reached heights of 400 feet...

Earthquakes are rumbling under Alaska volcano, officials say: Is it about to erupt?

A volcano near Alaska's most populous city is showing signs it could be headed toward an eruption, officials said. Mount Spurr, which sits about 75...

Hawaii volcano produces tall lava fountaining in latest episode of Kilauea eruption

A fountain of lava was spewing from a Hawaii volcano Tuesday in the latest episode of an eruption that has paused and resumed. Fountains from a...

Eager visitors flock to see spectacular lava fountaining from Kilauea eruption in Hawaii

People were flocking to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Wednesday to get a glimpse of fountaining lava. The eruption that began Dec. 23 in a crater at...

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts, spewing columns of lava

One of the world's most active volcanoes sprang into life again Monday, spewing columns of lava 80 meters (260 feet) above Hawaii, US vulcanologists...

Evacuations underway as Philippine volcano erupts

A volcano erupted in the central Philippines on Monday, sending a huge ash column high into the sky as the government ordered the evacuation...

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