In a recent Nature paper, physicists attribute a molecular “film” of carbon to phenomena like. Theoretically speaking, volcanic ash—a gassy lump of collid ...

Kīlauea’s 2026 eruption shows increased lava fountains and ash spread, with volcanic plumes affecting communities up to 50 miles away. Learn how episodes drive the activity.

Static electricity may seem simple. Students often learn that rubbing a balloon against their hair will cause negatively ...

A mysterious spike of platinum buried deep in Greenland’s ice has long fueled theories of a catastrophic comet or asteroid strike 12,800 years ago—possibly triggering a sudden return to icy conditions ...

Alireza Ghasemi's 'Rainy Dreams' combines live-action and animation to explore the dreams of displaced children waiting in limbo in Calais.

The Laacher See volcano in Germany has emitted a new deep signal, and scientists are analyzing changes beneath the surface ...

When particles in volcanic ash cloud rub together, some pick up positive charge and others negative – now physicists have ...

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The African continent is splitting along a triple junction of rifts that converge in Afar, Ethiopia. A new ocean may take ...

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

The Volcano Observatory Notice to Aviation (VONA) is a notification product used by volcano observatories globally to inform the aviation community (pilots, air traffic managers, dispatchers, ...