Hawaiian geese have begun nesting near the summit of Kilauea, leading to temporary closures at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park ...

Geologic mapping has been one of the most fundamental mandates of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) since its establishment ...

A series of high fountaining events reaching 540 m (1770 ft), were some of the highest recorded at Kilauea. Lava flows from this eruption extended south to the ocean, covered large portions of the ...

Thousands of Hawaii residents are coping with a shortage of inexpensive insurance in sprawling subdivisions built on Big Island generations ago in the two most hazardous lava zones ...

A fissure on the northwestern crater wall of Makauopuhi Crater on the East Rift Zone of Kīlauea sent lava cascading into the ...

Her house sits outside Pahoa Village in an area that was threatened by a lava flow from Kilauea volcano in 2014. The lava never reached her neighborhood, but the danger is ever-present and she now ...

The U.S. Geological Survey says it has detected an increase seismic activity around Kamaʻehuakanaloa. The underwater volcano ...

A team of scientists has discovered that iron monoxide plays a critical role in conducting heat from the Earth's core to the surface, influencing tectonic movements and volcanic activity. This mineral ...

For one thing, the onyx-tinted sand here owes its unique hue to the ongoing volcanic activity of Kilauea in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. And for another, this beach is often visited by honu ...