This Cold War outpost concealed more than submarines—it hosted a devastating eruption that cooled the planet nearly 200 years ...

Remote, freezing, and nearly forgotten—the Aleutian Islands saw the only ground battle on U.S. soil in WWII. What happened on Attu and Kiska was anything but typical. Vladimir Putin Sends ...

A new study suggests the planet’s iconic domes owe their strange shape to both thick lava and a flexible surface.

There's gold in them thar hills—or, at least, in the volcanoes of the Hawaiian Islands —along with other precious metals. This is the conclusion of an international team of researchers who found ...

Around 40 people were evacuated on the island La Palma after scientists warned of the risk of a volcanic eruption. Authorities have not ordered the general evacuation of up to 35 000 people who live ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — A man was arrested in Rock Island on Friday after an hours-long standoff in which police say he held a woman against her will while armed and under the influence of ...

You know that very special rock you couldn’t resist picking up and taking home? The one with the uncanny shape, the surprising colors, the strange veins? On Saturday, you can take that rock to a ...

It’s just an hour past sunrise when I reach the rim of Caldera Blanca, a steep-sided hulk of igneous rock on the western ... I’ve come to explore the island’s volcanic terrain, to find ...

The Aleutian chain, made up of 14 large volcanic islands and 55 smaller ones, stretches more than 1,600 kilometers from the Alaskan mainland toward Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. The islands sit ...

Animal management programs have been in place on Hook Island with the help of traditional owners since the 1980s. Authorities have been trapping and shooting feral goats near the rock paintings ...

The Rock Island native defeated sixth-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 in their Round of 16 match at the Australian Open on Monday. Keys, seeded 19th in the tournament ...