A strip mall in Herriman, Utah, erupted like a volcano after a multi-car crash caused a fire inside the complex, leaving three people injured, police said.

The Wandan mud volcano in southern Taiwan recently erupted in a dramatic display of bubbling earth and man-made fire. It was a show that combined the raw power of nature with the cleverness of people.

An ichthyosaur preserved beneath a Chilean glacier is helping scientists understand the extinct animals and the world around them as a supercontinent broke up.