Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Magma becomes lava when it rises up to the Earth’s surface, like when the Nyiragongo volcano erupted in the Democratic Republic ...

Thundereggs look like regular rocks from the outside, but contain intricate and colorful mineral patterns inside — often made ...

Thousands of people living near a Philippine volcano have taken shelter in evacuation centers as officials warned Sunday of health risks from ash and toxic gases spewing from the rumbling crater.

In the predawn darkness, a team of scientists climbs the slope of Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano, one of the world's most active and whose eruption could affect millions of people. Its mission: figure ...

Follow along as we outline the journey of one of our volcanic samples used for geochemical analysis and the information we glean at each step. If it is a lava flow, is it ‘a‘a or pahoehoe? Is the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. With its greenish-brownish color, Erg Chech 002 (EC 002) might ...

A family described how a boat tour to see the Kilauea lava flow ended in horror. It was supposed to be a bucket-list moment for Dawn Li, an exciting family outing to see where the river of lava from ...

These rocks really shouldn't be there. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The surprising discovery of volcanic, "igneous," rocks by ...

One house has gained a unique feature after a volcano erupted and spilled lava inside. Edosa Osemwegie, 25, a residential counselor from Boston, recorded a video of the house while on vacation in Cha ...

An undersea volcano erupted off Japan three weeks ago, providing a rare view of the birth of a tiny new island, but experts say it may not last very long. The unnamed undersea volcano, located about ...

The Albay Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) on Tuesday ordered the preemptive evacuation of residents within the ...