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Volcanoes

Lava quickly connected the island to the mainland.

A Lava Island Comes Into Being, For a Few Days

Hawaii's ongoing eruption created new land.

Sarah Laskow July 16, 2018

Cozido das Furnas

In this island town, stew gets cooked by volcano.

Kīlauea Iki in 1959.

How Forests Rebound From Being Covered in Lava

It all starts with algae.

Sarah Laskow June 19, 2018

Hundreds of strands of Pele's hair intertwined on the surface of a pahoehoe flow at Kīlauea Volcano, Hawaii from an eruption in the 1980s.

Why a Hawaiian Volcano Is Sprouting Golden 'Goddess Hair'

The gossamer strands are beautiful, but potentially dangerous.

Natasha Frost June 15, 2018

The lava lake at Nyiragongo.

What Makes a Lava Lake Stick Around?

There's one at Kīlauea.

Sarah Laskow May 25, 2018

Lava erupting from fissure 22.

How to See Lava Most Clearly

You'd think it would be simple enough to see bright-red molten rock.

Sarah Laskow May 22, 2018

John Hale, local resident Fettah Anli, Matthias Zeithoffler, Jelle de Boer (left to right) at the site of the Plutonium.

The Scientific Detectives Probing the Secrets of Ancient Oracles

Geological features, toxic fumes, and visions of the future.

Kevin Krajick May 17, 2018

Lava burns across a road in the Leilani Estates subdivision on May 5, 2018. Offerings of Hawaiian ti leaves, rocks, and cans to the goddess Pele lie in the street in front of the lava.

Why Hawaiians Place Plants Before a Wall of Hot Lava

Ti leaves have long been thought to have powers of protection.

Sarah Laskow May 8, 2018

A deluge of rain helped open up a portal into New Zealand's volcanic past.

A Massive Sinkhole in New Zealand Exposed Traces of an Ancient Volcano

The canyon's walls tell the story of long-ego eruptions.

Jessica Leigh Hester May 7, 2018

Lacryma Christi

The vineyards of Mount Vesuvius still produce the same wines enjoyed by the ancient Romans.

The Eldgjá canyon today.

A Volcano Helped Iceland Convert to Christianity

The 10th-century Eldgjá eruption looked a lot like the end of the world.

Sarah Laskow March 19, 2018

The eruption of Bogoslof, in a satellite image. The ash plume rose 40,000 feet above sea level.

Prepare Yourself for the Sound of Volcanic Thunder!

The first-ever recording of the phenomenon sounds a little like a typewriter.

Jessica Leigh Hester March 16, 2018

The sand dunes.

Ngorongoro, Tanzania

Shifting Sand Dunes

These strange piles of magnetized volcanic ash travel across the desert about 50 feet per year.

Nishinoshima continues to erupt.

Ogasawara, Japan

Nishinoshima

This volcanic island in the Pacific just keeps growing and growing.

Surtsey Island, just 16 days after the first eruption in November 1963.

This Tiny Volcanic Island Is the Ultimate Natural Laboratory

Only careful, highly trained scientists ever set foot on Iceland's Surtsey.

Kelsey Kennedy March 7, 2018

Nishinoshima, for now.

The Island That Keeps Eating Itself

Nishinoshima grows and grows, and all we can do is watch.

Cara Giaimo March 6, 2018

Tree molds.

La Pine, Oregon

Lava Cast Forest

A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.

Danny Osborne casts a sculpture.

Meet a Man Who Makes Sculptures From Lava

Danny Osborne looks to active volcanoes for his art supplies.

Eric Grundhauser February 27, 2018