Our new research published in Nature shows how tectonic plates, volcanoes, eroding mountains, and seabed sediment have controlled Earth’s climate in the geological past. Harnessing these processes may ...

A team of scientists put together a global database of submarine mud volcanoes. Orders of magnitude more are still bubbling, ...

Plate tectonics reveals how Earth’s surface is constantly in motion, and how its features — volcanoes, earthquakes, ocean basins and mountains — are intrinsically linked to its hot interior.

Despite the eruption, no injuries were reported. Residents are warned to prepare for possible ash fallout and sudden eruptions from the summit crater.

Ashfall from the eruption has blanketed areas of the surrounding Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures. Officials have urged residents to remain indoors and avoid approaching the volcano. Flights in and ...

A volcano erupted in Japan on Wednesday, ... Ash falls from the 1,592-meter (5,222-foot) mountain in the prefecture of Kumamoto are expected to shower nearby towns until late afternoon, ...