Volcanic eruptions usually leave behind a trail of ash, disruption, and costly cleanup. In the Philippines, that ash is now being reimagined as a strategic asset, as scientists turn it into a material ...

Olympus Mons is a giant volcano on Mars. It is the tallest mountain in space. It is almost three times higher than Mount Everest. It shows us how amazing the rocks and land on Mars can be.

Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to forecast major eruptions? So far, the opportunity has been lacking. VEI-7 eruptions are rare: we have not seen one since Tambora in April 1815. To make a right ...

Hawaii’s Kilauea—one of Earth’s most active volcanoes—is bringing the drama. On December 6 lava fountains in the Halema‘uma‘u crater at the shield volcano’s summit spewed more than 1,000 feet into the ...

Can using explosives to divert volcanic destruction actually work? The first try in Hawaii set the stage for more attempts, but conditions for success are extremely rare. An aerial view shows a bomb ...

It was the 38th eruption since the current series began in December 2024. Another spectacular eruption at one of the most active volcanoes in the world has destroyed the live camera volcanologists use ...

A new analysis aims to answer a longstanding question about why the plague reached Europe when it did—and why it spread so quickly. The plague known as the Black Death arrived in southern Europe in ...

As a writer for Forbes Home since 2021, Emily specializes in writing about home warranties, solar installations, car transportation and moving companies. With a background in journalism and experience ...

Lassen Volcanic National Park, about a four-hour drive north of San Francisco, feels like a secret getaway.

Learning doesn’t always mean flipping through heavy textbooks or sitting in a long lecture. Sometimes, it just takes scrolling through your feed and stumbling upon a fun fact that makes you go, “Wait, ...