Hidden in the Pacific, two very different volcanoes are forcing scientists to rethink what counts as “biggest.” Tamu Massif, a shield-like giant buried beneath the northwest Pacific, spent years ...

How to make a model volcano erupt is a popular and exciting topic for school science projects because it clearly demonstrates ...

Hydrogen reserves in Earth’s core large enough to supply at least nine oceans may influence processes on the surface today.

Nuclear winter is a warning written in the language of climate models and atmospheric chemistry. It's a disaster we should ...

In the mid-20th century, surgeons attempted something that sounded straight out of science fiction: transplanting a living head onto a new body. The operation technically worked—at least for a short ...

On the day before the Atitlán Christmas Bird Count (CBC) in western Guatemala, the group chat created to coordinate the event ...

Researchers say tropical coral reefs may have already crossed a tipping point, portending mass dieback. Studies suggest they ...

On this episode of Science Dispatch, we dive into the latest Kīlauea eruption and the alarming chemistry behind the air ...

Kilauea has been erupting episodically within the summit caldera since Dec. 23, 2024. Its USGS Volcano Alert level is WATCH.

Scientists analyzing decades-old NASA's Magellan data have identified only the second reported lava tube on Venus.

What appears to be a single volcanic eruption is often the result of complex processes operating deep beneath the surface, ...