The air on Venus is about 96.5% carbon dioxide, a potent greenhouse gas. All that CO2 leads to a runaway greenhouse effect ...

A view from the U.S. Geological Survey’s livestream V3cam as of 5:18 a.m. Oct. 1, 2025, of the lava fountains from Episode 34 ...

Fountains from the south vent at Kilauea's summit crater soared 1,300 feet (400 meters) into the air, the U.S. Geological ...

Venus is often called Earth's "sister planet" because of their similarities in size, mass, and composition. Both are rocky ...

Update: Episode 34 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended abruptly at 7:03 a.m. HST on Oct. 1 after just over 6 hours of ...

On Friday, Episode 33 of Kilauea’s ongoing Halemaumau eruption came to a sudden stop, capping off a fiery display that sent lava fountains soaring up to 700 to 800 feet in the early morning hours, ...

Lava tubes are natural tunnels that form beneath solidified lava flows after a volcanic eruption. Lava hardens faster in the top layers of a lava flow, where the molten rock comes into contact with ...

Their huge size is peculiar and has forced scientists to throw out their pet theories on how planetary lava tunnels form.

Lava flows are outpourings of molten rock on the Earth's surface. They're very common in volcanic eruptions, and they come in different forms, according to AccuWeather. Pahoehoe lava is smooth and can ...

To reach proposed climate goals, we now need to look beyond the simple acts and focus instead on the bigger culprit industries, especially the building and construction sectors, which account for ...

Can you clean up a lava flow after it cools? It's technically possible but difficult, according to AccuWeather. It can take months or even years for lava flows to completely harden, and they're ...

The lava vents were quiet Saturday, but intensified on Sunday. After a day of relative calm, Kilauea roared back in full force on Sunday, spewing lava 300 feet in the air, encroaching on a half mile ...