Axial Seamount lies about 300 miles (470 km) off Oregon’s coast, deep beneath the Pacific Ocean. For years, it’s been closely watched through a high-tech network of underwater sensors and ...

A volcano began erupting in south-western Iceland on Tuesday, just hours after authorities evacuated a nearby community and the Blue Lagoon spa. Flames and smoke shot through the air as the ...

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Each year, after much consideration and debate, Afar’s global network of editors, writers, and travel advisors anoints the best new and renovated hotels in the world. For 2025, we’ve selected 25 ...

On a Utopia of the Seas cruise, you’ll need to reserve your seats for the onboard shows in the AquaTheater, Royal Theater and ...

Rarotonga volcanic island from the north, Cook Islands. Credit: Thomei08 / CC BY-SA 4.0 Scientists have discovered a chain of young underwater volcanoes near the Cook Islands in the South Pacific.

Estimates of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from volcanoes may have been significantly underestimated, according to new ...

GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in southwestern Iceland that has erupted repeatedly for more than a year again belched lava and smoke into the air on Tuesday, just hours after authorities ...

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano shot lava as high as 1,000 feet into the air during its most recent eruptive episode, geologists said Thursday. Related video above: Hawaii's Kilauea volcano spews lava ...

A 5.2-magnitude “earthquake swarm” and lava eruptions closed a popular Icelandic tourist destination and evacuated several communities around the country's Reykjanes Peninsula. The initial ...