A rumble rocks the front porch of the log cabin containing the Volcano Discovery Center at the Valles Caldera National Preserve. Another volcanic eruption is beginning, but unlike the one that formed ...

In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria’s assault on the Caribbean island of Dominica in 2017, researchers made a heartbreaking ...

A new study reveals that ocean acidification, triggered by a massive carbon dioxide surge from volcanic activity during the ...

With a competent guide, active volcano treks are both safe and worth the climb. Here are some of the tallest active volcanoes ...

On one end of the spectrum Big Island Substance Abuse Council is marking more than six decades of dedicated service and ...

Natural disasters leave behind stories of destruction, fatalities, and survival. They also give us stories of heroes, courage, bonding and growth.

On March 28, Myanmar was rocked by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that claimed over 5,000 lives and caused damage even in ...

Yellowstone is not just a beautiful park. It is also one of the most dangerous volcanos in the world, and scientists recently ...

Lava can destroy and create. Magma is another story, as America has done what no one has dared to do in history: Finding the ...

About 74,000 years ago, the Earth experienced an event so immense that some scientists believe it nearly wiped out our species. This event is known as the Toba catastrophe, named after Lake Toba on ...

HPR contributor Betsy Brown spoke with a USGS geologist during the last eruptive episode to find out what’s causing this ...

From Mount St Helens in Washington to the Mauna Loa in Hawaii, these structures have a complicated history of disaster and ...