Scientists say the twister formed when superheated air from the lava mixed with cooler air above it, sending ash, dust and debris spiraling into the sky. Coffee found to have startling effect on aging ...

VOLCANO, HI (KHON2) — A rare phenomenon was captured during Kīlauea’s latest eruption on Sunday and had many viewers wondering if a tornado had formed inside the summit caldera. The answer, according ...

It's a truism among oceanographers that there is more accurate mapping of the surface of the moon and Mars than of the deep-ocean floor. That's especially true for the Bismarck Sea, a relatively deep ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcanic eruption was the largest eruption in the 21 st century, sending up the highest plume ever recorded. A new ...

Bright oranges and reds shooting skyward, and a sea of cooler black below... our mental images of volcanoes are as vivid as reality, though volcanism is not limited to our home planet. Dr. Radebaugh ...

Will Yellowstone erupt or are we blowing things out of proportion? We may have underestimated Yellowstone’s potential to blow its stack in the future. Chinese scientists have made a disconcerting find ...

Understanding what triggers large volcanic eruptions is crucial for hazard assessment, but the exact mechanism driving these eruptions is still poorly understood. The prevailing theory is that ...

For the second time this year, a massive volcanic eruption has rained hazardous materials over Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Hawaii island, leading to an evacuation of the Kilauea volcano’s summit ...

Known as the spotted salamander, these yellow polka-dotted amphibians can grow to the whopping length of nearly 10 inches long, though on average they are six to eight inches long. “When you see them ...

One of the most vivid portraits of “reborn” black hole activity – likened to the eruption of a “cosmic volcano” spreading almost one million light-years across space – has been captured in a gigantic ...