There is something special and awe-inspiring about watching new land form. This is what is now happening in Hawai’i as its Kīlauea volcano erupts. Lava is reaching the ocean and building land while ...

Far beneath the Earth's surface, a fiery world of viscous molten rock exists below the continental and oceanic plates, perpetually churning and shifting under the immense pressure and stress of a ...

A tiny new island of lava has formed off the Big Island in Hawaii. Officials say it’s located near the northernmost part of where lava from fissure 8 is flowing into the ocean. According to USGS, it’s ...

High-resolution photos of lava flows on Mars reveal coiling spiral patterns that resemble snail or nautilus shells. Such patterns have been found in a few locations on Earth, but never before on Mars.

A photograph supposedly showing volcanic lava pouring into an ocean that created several steam vortices was met with a mixture of awe and skepticism as it circulated on social media: While these ...

An amazingly tall lava flow formed during the Kilauea volcano's latest fissure eruption, new images show. The huge lava piles were created as lava rocketed from a new fissure on Kilauea 's east rift ...

Dear EarthTalk: Can lava flows be harnessed into structures that we could live and work in? -- Peter R., Eugene, Oregon To reach proposed climate goals, we now need to look beyond the simple acts and ...

High-resolution photos of lava flows on Mars reveal coiling spiral patterns that resemble snail or nautilus shells. Such patterns have been found in a few locations on Earth, but never before on Mars.

The mystery of a series of strange, knobby pillars of rock that formed in Iceland has been solved. A creeping lava flow and a stream of water mixed to create hollow, rough pillars that dot the ...

A tiny new island of lava has formed off the Big Island. Officials say it’s located near the northernmost part of where lava from fissure 8 is flowing into the ocean. According to USGS, it’s located ...