In the high desert of north-central New Mexico, a 40-minute drive west of Santa Fe, a surreal landscape of eroded volcanic ...

For billions of years, Earth’s atmosphere lacked the oxygen necessary to sustain complex life. While scientists have long ...

Giant regions of the mantle where seismic waves slow down may have formed from subducted ocean crust, a new study finds.

Standing at 12,300 feet, Guatemala's Volcan de Fuego is among the most active in Central America and last erupted in June 2023.

Ancient petroglyphs carved into volcanic rock outside Bishop in the eastern Sierra were recently damaged by vandals, and ...

Earth’s climate over millions of years is shaped by both internal forces, like volcanic activity, and external ones, such as ...

Discover the connection between volcanic events and the rise of Earth's oxygen levels that enabled complex life to thrive.

Martian dust is mostly rust. Mars’s famed color has captivated humankind for centuries, earning its nickname of the ‘Red ...

Scientists discovered that volcanic eruptions in India’s Deccan Traps 66 million years ago released gases that altered ...

A new look at an ancient eruption at Campi Flegrei raises new questions about the propensity of the still-active volcano, ...

As NASA astronauts aim for landings in 2027, geologists find surprises in recently retrieved samples from the far ...