The island forged in fire off the coast of Japan in October this year is still growing, as seen in a Copernicus Sentinel-2 image caught on Nov. 27. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Gold and other precious metals are leaking from Earth’s core into the layers above, eventually making their way up to the surface during the formation of volcanic islands like Hawaii, a new study ...

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and National Weather Service staff rapidly deployed local seismic sensors in the Manuʻa and ...

Nishinoshima, a volcanic island around 1,000 kilometers (620 miles ... As the molten rock cooled and solidified, it formed a tiny new island that eventually engulfed the original landmass with fresh ...

A recent study published in Archaeology in Oceania explores the oral, linguistic, genetic and archaeological evidence surrounding the Tombuk volcanic eruption. The resulting data highlights the ...