Geologists visited the Kilauea volcano crater in Hawaii to collect lava samples. Officials from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Hawaiian Volcano Observatory landed on the floor of ...

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Volcano scientists from around the world will gather from Feb. 9-14 in Hilo for the American Geophysical Union Chapman Conference on Caldera-forming Eruptions at Basaltic Volcanoes: Insights and ...

Carter, 5, has been a fighter her whole life. Her wish is to go to Hawaii to meet a volcano scientist. The Trump ...

A volcano in Hawaii that’s been erupting since December displayed a message of love in glowing lava a little more than a week ...

By Dean Murray A Hawaiian volcano looks like a scene from "The Lord of the Rings" as it spews lava this week. A United States Geological Survey (USGS) live camera ...

M. PATRICK / U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Lava spewed out of the northern vent at Kilauea’s summit Tuesday morning. M. PATRICK / ...

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is currently spewing fiery red-orange lava up to 250 feet high from its north vent – in what’s called "Episode 8" of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption.

With its beautiful beaches, rainforests, volcanic mountains, and lava deserts, the island of Hawaii is the perfect road trip ...

The eruption began on December 23 in a crater at the summit of Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes.