Geologic mapping has been one of the most fundamental mandates of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) since its establishment ...

I don’t like beach camping. Sand gets everywhere, the sites are often crowded, and it’s difficult to feel you’ve accomplished getting away ...

An undersea volcano off the southeastern coast of the Big Island of Hawaii has been rocked by a swarm of more than 70 ...

Four Seasons Lanai on Manele Bay is probably the best and most exclusive and remote hotel in Hawaii, and it is almost always ...

The U.S. Geological Survey says it has detected an increase seismic activity around Kamaʻehuakanaloa. The underwater volcano ...

Over the past century, technological advancements have vastly improved volcano monitoring. One key innovation was the ...

A video produced by the Ford Motor Company shows the great, active volcano of Kilauea in Hawaii. This is a popular landmark ...

The recent eruption at Nāpau Crater was the first on Kīlauea’s middle East Rift Zone (ERZ) in six years. We often remember the Pu‘u‘ō‘ō and Maunaulu eruptions when thinking about the middle East Rift ...

A team of scientists has discovered that iron monoxide plays a critical role in conducting heat from the Earth's core to the surface, influencing tectonic movements and volcanic activity. This mineral ...

Popocatépetl is Mexico’s most active volcano and has been erupting for decades about 45 miles southeast of Mexico City.

New Jersey was once home to a fiery volcano roughly the size of Mount St. Helens – that sits in the same county as a newly mapped fault line. Rutan Hill, in Wantage, NJ, appears to be and is ...

A 2018 Kilauea eruption destroyed more than 700 residences. For about two weeks last December, Hawaii's biggest volcano, Mauna Loa, was also erupting on Hawaii's Big Island. The dual eruptions of ...