Millions of people around the world live near one of the roughly 1,500 active volcanoes on Earth—from Italy’s Campi Flegrei to Indonesia’s Merapi to the United States’ Mount Rainier.

Volcanic ash, often seen as a dangerous waste after eruptions, may have a surprising new purpose—shielding people from ...

Andres Ruzo: Hunt for Sleeping Giants is a multi-media National Geographic Live presentation on Sunday and Monday at the Jack Singer Concert Hall. It will take audiences on a globe-trotting adventure ...

From witnessing active volcanoes and getting involved in community tourism to exploring stone cities that have stood for ...

Jan. 10, 2025 — A new study based on the sampling and analysis of volcanic ash at Cumbre Vieja volcano in the Canary Islands, located off Africa's northwest coast, suggests that the composition ...

Jan. 30, 2025 — Experts from the global Earth science community have pieced together what happened during the massive Sikkim flood to try to help others prepare for ... Sharks and Rays Benefit ...

Try this quiz based on GCSE Geography past papers. Choose the topic you would like to revise and answer the questions. By working your way through the questions created by experts, you can prepare ...

Grand Seiko's new Hi-Beat 36000 SLGH027 drew inspiration from local geographic features such as Mount Iwate and Shizukuishi ...

The Axial Seamount—a volcano located 300 miles off the coast of Oregon and a mile underwater—is slowly showing signs of an impending eruption. Although less well-known than other volcanic ...

One of the world’s most active volcanoes is back in action.The Kilauea volcano at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is spewing lava once again, the seventh recorded episode in recent weeks.The ...

A new study reveals that Hawai‘i’s two most active volcanoes, Kīlauea and Maunaloa, share the same source of magma deep within the Earth. For years, scientists believed these volcanoes had completely ...