Scientists say the pocket gophers were cranky about being moved into a devastated landscape for a day in 1980. But decades ...

The airline, along with many others, halted flights to the island after Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki began spewing ash.

Olympus Mons, on the planet of Mars, is the largest and youngest volcano in the solar system. Found in the Tharsis Montes region near the Martian equator, it is one of a dozen large volcanoes, many of ...

See 13 of the week’s most interesting images from around the world, as selected by Washington Post photo editors.

November 8, 2024A hiker's pack usually gets lighter over time as they plow through trail mix and water, but Annika Dechert ...

Based on our knowledge of Yellowstone’s eruptive history, the annual probability of a volcanic eruption is on the order of ...

A volcanic eruption in Indonesia is having a significant impact on tourism. Thousands of tourists are stranded as a result.

Etienne is Georgia's leading rusher this season, though the Bulldogs have struggled with their rushing offense. Evil Empire ...

At the tops of many mountains and along numerous roads are small brass disks called benchmarks. These survey points map the ...

Researchers analyzed lunar soil brought back by China's Chang'e-6, the first spacecraft to return with a haul of rocks and ...

PORT TOWNSEND — A principal electrical engineer of the University of Washington’s applied physics lab will give a lecture ...