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Hawaii's Volcano Is Now Shooting 'Ballistic Blocks' And Causing Earthquakes

People play golf the Kilauea volcano ash plume rises in the distance on Hawaii's Big Island. The Kilauea volcano i…

Giant 6-Story-Deep Sinkhole Opens on New Zealand Farm

View of the eastern end of the newest tomo at Earthquake Flat. Photo: Colin Tremain A spectacular sinkhole the len…

Volcanoes, Geysers, Earthquakes: Mother Earth Is Doing Crazy Stuff in USA

This U.S. Geological survey map shows the hot zones for potential earthquakes in the U.S. Like they say, when it rai…

Hawaii Rattled by Quakes as Kilauea Volcano Spews Lava and Toxic Gas

The southern part of Hawaii's Big Island has been jolted by strong earthquakes, sputtering lava and toxic gas as …

A Mineral Is Stealing Iron From Earth's Crust

Spessartine Garnet What makes the Red Planet red? The answer, as Sherlock Holmes might say, is elementary. And that e…

World's Tallest Geyser in Yellowstone Erupts for Fifth Time This Year

Steamboat Geyser is seen in the steam phase of eruption on March 16. The steam phase usually follows a few- to tens-of-mi…

Understanding the Earth Under Hawaii

New research provides insights into the composition, thermal state, and evolution of Earth's mantle. In th…

What's Beneath Kilauea Hawaii's Most Active Volcano?

Magma (red-orange) rises from the Hawaiian hotspot, travels through a volcanic conduit to the summit of Kīlauea where it …