As Hilo was bustling with activity for the Merrie Monarch Festival, Kilauea was brewing for episode 44 of lava fountaining, ...

Kīlauea has erupted episodically within the summit caldera since Dec. 23, 2024. Episode 44 of summit lava fountaining ...

Somewhere beneath the fractured plains of Elysium Planitia, Mars may still be breathing. A team of planetary scientists has ...

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii — Eruptive activity from the Kilauea volcano increased early Tuesday but there is no immediate threat to homes or infrastructure, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano ...

On Sunday, November 23, 2025, Hayli Gubbi, a volcano in Ethiopia's Afar Region, erupted for the first time in recorded history. Scientists think the last time this volcano blew was somewhere between ...

A view of Halemaʻumaʻu Crater from 2:03 p.m. Aug. 6, 2025, at the summit of Kīlauea. The camera is positioned on the south rim and the view is to the west. (Photo Courtesy: U.S. Geological Survey ...

Lava fountains at the summit of Kilauea have been shining a spotlight on Hawaii’s most active volcano but let us not forget the larger one looming in the background of Kilauea. Mauna Loa is currently ...

“Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. Lava fountains at the summit of Kīlauea have been ...

The on-again, off-again lava flow into Kilauea volcano’s Halemaumau crater is back on. Scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said the eruption that began Dec. 23 with several pauses was again ...

Earth is an endlessly convulsing world. So much of it is in disequilibrium, riddled by heat, pressure, and chemicals trying to get from their current location to somewhere else. And these forces are ...

Although most of the lava flow field within Nāpau Crater was inactive on Wednesday morning (Sept. 18), lava was actively oozing out of a marginal area. USGS photo by H. Winslow. Kīlauea volcano ...