Find out what fossils have revealed about ichthyosaurs, which included the biggest marine reptile that ever lived.

The French Riviera is famed for its sunny, year-round climate, azure waters and luxury resorts - but it'll be hit by a ...

Lava fountaining continues at Kīlauea’s summit in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, with the south vent reaching 1,000 feet and the north vent 700 feet. Tephra, fine ash, and Pele’s hair have been ...

A scientific expedition in the Barents Sea has revealed a remarkable geological structure hidden beneath the Arctic waters: ...

Islands cover roughly 5% of Earth’s land surface but account for a staggering share of its ecological diversity as well as some of its most unusual human stories. Their isolated nature has shaped ...

Volcanoes inspire awe and fear around the world, with millions of people flocking to see these imposing landscapes each year, and teams of scientists monitoring their activity. Earth is full of active ...

When tens of thousands of earthquakes shook Santorini, the cause wasn’t just shifting tectonic plates—it was rising magma. Scientists tracked about 300 million cubic meters of molten rock pushing up ...

Big eruptions and massive wildfires can shove huge amounts of particles and gases into the atmosphere, sometimes shifting temperatures worldwide. The tricky part is proving what any single event ...

WASHINGTON — The natural El Nino cycle, which warps weather worldwide, is both adding to and shaped by a warming world, meteorologists said. A new study calculated that an unusual recent twist in the ...

WASHINGTON — The natural El Nino cycle, which warps weather worldwide, is both adding to and shaped by a warming world, meteorologists said. A new study calculated that an unusual recent twist in the ...

Volcanoes and wildfires can inject millions of tons of gases and aerosol particles into the air, affecting temperatures on a global scale. But picking out the specific impact of individual events ...