Magma from the mantle finds its way to the surface, where it erupts as lava or ash and gas—sometimes in spectacular spurts, ...

From asteroids the size of football stadiums to nuclear war and man-made pandemics, it can seem as if humankind is in ...

This is a repost from the archives, an older post by Henrik which has been updated to reflect more recent findings. Did you know there are 255 volcanoes or volcanic features listed in the US?

Enjoy hot and mostly dry conditions with occasional afternoon storms this weekend. Take advantage of early morning skies for ...

When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, the blast released 3.3 billion cubic yards of earth from the mountain.

At the 13th Moon Gravity Well, his debut live album with the Barry Walker Unit, was recorded on a geologically auspicious ...

Sunday marks 45 years since Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington state. The deadly eruption happened shortly after 8:30 a.m. on May 18, 1980, following months of small explosions and earthquakes.

A body found in a reservoir near Mount St. Helens belongs to a missing hunter, deputies said. Getty Images/iStockphoto A 72-year-old man’s body was found seven months after he vanished during a ...