Researchers uncover a possible active underwater volcano chain near the Cook Islands, hinting at fresh geological activity.

A recent study published in Archaeology in Oceania explores the oral, linguistic, genetic and archaeological evidence ...

After suspecting the presence of a series of underwater volcanoes near the Cook Islands, researchers have now mapped out the ...

The history of Jews in the Hawaiian Islands, when they arrived, what happened during World War II, and what their lives are ...

Some parts of the island chain have a 0.6 millimeter-per-year subsidence rate, but others are in a much more dire state.

Lava began bubbling out of Hawaii’s most active volcano once again on Tuesday as Kilauea's sporadic eruption resumed.

After suspecting the presence of a series of underwater volcanoes near the Cook Islands, researchers have now mapped out the ...

Millions of years ago, as the Indo-Australian plate pushed into the Pacific plate, a volcanic arc of islands began to emerge ...

A thin coat of gray mud confirmed the vent was new, according to a recent online post by scientists with the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory ... be a new feature that formed is pretty normal.” ...

At Crater Lake National Park, the deepest lake in the U.S. is slated to close to swimmers and boaters for two years.