RPI researchers were the first to ever collect data during an underwater eruption on the Mid Ocean Ridge System. They happened to be on site to gather data from hydrothermal vents.

But this latest eruption is especially notable because it did something the 2021, 2022, and mid-2023 events didn’t. Instead of materializing once again in a secluded spot near the volcanic ...

Icelandic architect Arnhildur Pálmadóttir’s company, Studio Arnhildur Palmadottir, coined the term “lavaforming” and declared ...

Update at 2:47 p.m. June 20, 2025: Lava fountains peaked at dizzying heights of well more than 1,000 feet during the early morning today (June 20) after the onset at 2 a.m. of the latest eruptive ...

The latest eruption within Kilauea volcano’s Halemaumau crater “ended abruptly at 10:25 a.m.” today after another brief but ...

Kilauea kicked off summer with a bang, erupting in the wee hours of the morning on Friday. It's the volcano's 26th eruptive episode since Dec. 23.

Scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) are keeping a close eye on Kīlauea after low-level volcanic activity was ...

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is erupting again in spectacular fashion, sending lava shooting 1,000 feet into the sky, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is erupting again in spectacular fashion, sending lava shooting 1,000 feet into the sky, according ...

Jets of searing hot molten lava spewed more than 1,000 feet into the Hawaiian air Friday from the Kilauea volcano.

Episode 26 was preceded by small, sporadic spattering and lava overflows from the north vent that began at approximately ...

This is the 26th lava fountaining episode recorded at Kilauea since December. Kilauea is one of the world's most active volcanoes.