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Soufriere, Saint Lucia

Sulphur Springs

Come for the springs; stay for the mud bath.
San Vicente Pacaya, Guatemala

Pizza Pacaya

For this chef, an active volcano is his oven.
<em>Extragalactic</em> won the 1st Classified award in the Nature category of this year's Drone Photo Awards.
volcanoes

Is This an Erupting Volcano or the Eye of Sauron?

An award-winning image, taken via drone, captures the dreadful beauty of one of nature's violent shows of power.
Gemma Tarlach October 4, 2021
The views from the volcano's crater lip are astounding.
Angahuan, Mexico

Paricutin Volcano

Climb and walk into the crater of one of the youngest volcanoes on Earth.
A thin section of petrified wood identified as <em>Cynometra</em>, a genus of tree also found throughout the tropics today.
forests

To Imagine a 39-Million-Year-Old Forest, Start Small—Very Small

Decades of work has revealed a "megadiverse" ancient landscape in northern Peru that was destroyed in a volcanic eruption.
Gemma Tarlach September 16, 2021
Grants, New Mexico

Ice Cave and Bandera Volcano

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.
Receivers on the vessel's aft deck, shown here between deployments, survived rough seas—not one device was lost during the expedition.
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The ‘Swell’ Job of Sorting Out New Zealand’s Unusual Earthquake Patterns

Researchers braved storms and monstrous underwater mountains to learn why one region’s earth-shaking is so peculiar.
Gemma Tarlach August 2, 2021
El Hierro, Spain

Cueva Volcánica de Orchilla (Orchilla Lava Tube)

An untouched lava tube accessible to the adventurers.
El Hierro, Spain

Ecomuseo de Guinea (Ethnographic Museum of Guinea)

An open-air museum showing how people on El Hierro lived from the time of the first settlers until the late 20th century.
Merek, Indonesia

Sipiso-piso Waterfall

One of Indonesia's tallest, this waterfall takes a 390-foot plunge into the Lake Toba caldera.
Nature reclaims Pohoiki Rd.
Pāhoa, Hawaii

Puna End of the Road

In 2018, Pohoiki Road was severed by lava flowing from the eruption of Kilauea.
Glacial meltwater carves channels into layered sand near Höfn, Iceland.
volcanoes

In Iceland, Glacial Meltwater Creates a Stunning (and Small) Landscape

A photographer captured water's ability to carve out new paths in all their fractal glory.
Gemma Tarlach June 15, 2021
David García checks a pizza he is cooking on a Pacaya lava river in May, 2021.
volcanoes

At Pizza Pacaya, the Oven Is an Active Volcano

Chef David García’s secret ingredient is lava.
María Paula Rubiano A. June 4, 2021
Flame spewing from the Nyiragongo Volcano, as seen across Lake Kivu.
disasters

Why Congo’s Nyiragongo Volcano Has Scientists on Edge

Fast lava and suspicious earthquakes mean people are still at risk.
Robin George Andrews May 28, 2021
Gunung Bromo
Tosari, Indonesia

Gunung Bromo

Of five volcanoes located in the massive Tengger caldera, this cone is the youngest and most active.
The La Soufrière eruption captured by a satellite.
disasters

Trying to Understand a Volcano's Jekyll-and-Hyde Eruptions

Volcanologists are doing detective work to understand what makes St. Vincent's La Soufrière go off.
Robin George Andrews April 16, 2021
The tofu is cut into cubes and served with sweet soy paste and some wasabi on top.
volcanoes

The Secret to This Taiwanese Town’s Tofu Is a Mud Volcano

This unusual terroir produces firm, tasty tofu.
Clarissa Wei April 13, 2021
Fajã do Ouvidor
São Jorge, Portugal

Fajãs of São Jorge

Bits of flat terrain surrounded by cliffs make one of the most beautiful landscapes in the Azores.