For a split second, a fireball outshone the rivers of molten lava flowing from the Philippines’ most active volcano. By Robin George Andrews As night fell over the island of Luzon in the Philippines ...

On Monday, the volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island had a 48th episode of “lava fountaining” in an eruption that began in 2024. By Victor Mather The volcano Kilauea erupts all the time, as it has for ...

Who will stop the Rain-ier? Scientists are warning that Washington’s Mount Rainier could unleash a catastrophic mudslide that has the potential to devastate three large towns within minutes. Often ...

An Editor at Large: It’s bad enough that the President got serious about tariffs, says columnist Gerard Baker, but how in the world did he end up embracing regime change? Photo: Matt Rourke/Associated ...

When an underwater volcano erupted in the South Pacific in January 2022, it sent a plume of ash, steam and gas nearly 40 miles above the Earth’s surface. It was one of the most violent volcanic ...

A new detection method called “Jerk” could dramatically improve how scientists forecast volcanic eruptions. By using a single broadband seismometer, the system can detect extremely subtle ground ...

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Hawaii’s Big Island late Friday night, startling residents across the islands and putting scientists on alert as they closely monitor nearby volcanic activity. The ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

After Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, experts were faced with a precarious question: How can we best prepare for when—not if—the next volcanic eruption in the Cascade Range occurs? Triggered by a ...

Historic messages and documents obscured by incomprehensible ciphers can be found in libraries and archives all over the world. Artificial intelligence is helping historians crack open these ...

Here’s a story told in ash: a person came out to walk their dog along a track by the side of a volcano — an undulating, three-mile route defined by bamboo and untidy bushes and trees. To their left, ...