Mass extinction events throughout Earth’s history are characterized as significant disruptions to life on the planet. There ...

Meet Sint Eustatius, aka Statia, the small but gorgeous Caribbean island known as the "Pompeii of the New World." ...

A hidden “tear” beneath the continents may have been fueling oceanic volcanoes for millions of years, study reveals.

Waitomo is a region on New Zealand famous for glittering glowworms that hang from caves. But deep inside a jagged crevice ...

Scientists say they've discovered a 400-mile chain of extinct and fossilized volcanoes beneath southern China. The volcanoes, the researchers claim, were likely formed when two major tectonic plates ...

In Bolivia's remote Andes, an ancient volcano is stirring, and scientists are watching closely. Known as a Zombie Volcano, Uturuncu has remained dormant for 250,000 years. Yet now, it's showing ...

Scientists at the University of Trento have uncovered the first direct evidence of a subsurface feature beneath Venus: a massive underground lava tube.

An artistic rendering of the Odyssey spacecraft in orbit over Mars. NASA NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft, which has been orbiting the Red Planet for over two decades, has captured a spectacular ...