After volcanic eruptions on the Big Island, hot lava would flow down to the ocean where it would cool and create intricate networks of lava tubes. Today, when the ocean waves are pressurized in ...

After this lava delta collapsed, new lava spewed from the tube like a fire hose into the ocean 60 feet below. This story appears in the June 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Veteran ...

“There’s still no concrete proof that there is any other lava flow on Earth that is bigger than the Greenstone Flow.” Parts of the Keweenaw show basalt up to 1,200 feet thick, meaning the molten rock ...

Several past eruptions were characterized by similar lava fountaining episodes, including at the start of the Puʻuʻōʻō ...

A river of lava is flowing from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain's La Palma island after the north side of the crater collapsed. It's pouring into the ocean and expanding the coastline as it cools.

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted in early May, sending a smoldering flow of lava into residential areas on the Big Island. Authorities ordered people living in Leilani Estates and Lanipuna ...

A volcano in Hawaii spewed lava up to 600 feet in an eruptive episode, officials said. Photo by Tolis Dianellos on Unsplash A volcano in Hawaii put on another spectacular display, spewing lava up ...

Kilauea volcano began shooting lava into the air once again Wednesday on the Big Island of Hawaii. Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, has been erupting on and off for nearly two ...

Red-hot lava flowed into the Atlantic Ocean surrounding the island of La Palma in Spain on Wednesday morning. The molten rock stream came from the Cumbre Vieja volcano, which has been erupting ...

A super-Earth that completes its orbit in 18 hours, possibly covered in a molten lava ocean due to its extreme heat.