Nature rarely does straight lines. If you look at a forest, a rock, or a coastline, you see all sorts of shapes and chaos. But visit the coast of Northern Ireland or the high deserts of Oregon, and ...

Researchers develop a tool for measuring the viscosity of lava that could increase our understanding of molten rock as well as better improve models of its movement, giving authorities crucial ...

The kind of lava flowing is "kind of like a bulldozer," said Wendy Stovall, a USGS volcanologist. Authorities in Hawaii have occasionally tried to divert flows, both with walls and explosives. Neither ...

Molten lava continued to flow from the crater during an effusive eruption at Mayon Volcano, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. Effusive eruption is a type of ...

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (KHNL/Gray News) - Hawaii Volcano Observatory scientists said the lava flow from Mauna Loa is moving at a slower pace as it spreads into flatter area. If it continues at the rate ...

20 May 2021. Fjóla Guðrún Sigtryggsdóttir is shown studying the lava field upstream of the dams, with the Fagradalsfjall volcano in the background. It had been dormant for 800 years, but in March 2021 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Slowly, slowly, the lava oozing from Mauna Loa is headed toward one of the main roads on the island of Hawaii, and with it comes ...