When the volcano erupts, it won't pose a danger. It has already erupted three times in the last 30 years, providing valuable information to scientists.

Oregon’s most active underwater volcano could erupt this year, according to a prediction recently shared by scientists. The ...

A wildfire in Los Angeles's Pacific Palisades neighborhood, driven by extreme winds, rapidly grew to more than 3,000 acres on ...

An American aircraft carrier returned to the South China Sea, while a Chinese "flattop" conducted another sea trial.

What’s the highest natural elevation in your state? What’s the lowest? While the United States’ topography provides plenty to marvel at across the map, it’s not uncommon for people to take a ...

First spotted in the Pacific Ocean off Colombia in 2017, the whale resurfaced years later near Zanzibar in the Indian Ocean. The International Space Station (ISS) is set for a controlled deorbit ...

Illustrated throughout, this is a fascinating book for those interested in their surroundings. A guide to early manuscript estate maps, for use as a finding aid for historical enquiries. The maps are ...

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Tuesday just off the coast of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean, the USGS said. The quake occurred at a depth of 57 kilometers (35 miles) and was centered 30 ...

Using satellites to map the ocean floor Shipborne sonar, while effective, is far too time-consuming when considering the scale of Earth’s oceans. Over a century would pass before the entire seabed ...

This discovery, Dulcibella camanchaca, was made in the pitch black nearly 8,000 meters deep — close to the height of Mount Everest — in the South Pacific Ocean’s Atacama trench near Chile.

The ocean still holds many secrets. Despite technological advancements, the underwater relief remains less known than the surface of the Moon. However, a satellite designed by NASA and CNES has just ...