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

At the tops of many mountains and along numerous roads are small brass disks called benchmarks. These survey points map the ...

Visitor numbers have dipped slightly, but fresh volcanic activity has created a new dark tourism attraction in the Reykjanes ...

Tiltmeters are a crucial component of the volcanic monitoring network in Hawaii. By detecting subtle changes in ground ...

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) is mapping areas vulnerable to cold lava floods originating from Mount ...

Airlines in Australia, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia and Singapore cancelled flights to and from the Indonesian resort island of ...

Winds variable at 6 to 8 mph (9.7 to 12.9 kph). Showers today with a high of 59 °F (15 °C) and a low of 39 °F (3.9 °C). There is a 71% chance of precipitation. Partly cloudy today with a high ...

From maps and pickaxes, it is now possible to discover ancient relics from a distance, as in the case of a recent find.

Ancient DNA recovered from Pompeii shows that people found holding one another beneath the volcanic ash weren’t related in ...

The volcano, which erupted again on Thursday, has spewed ash over the surrounding Indonesian island of Flores. Satellites captured the devastation from space.

A map showing the Phlegraean Fields volcanic complex in Italy ... the Roman leaders who summered in villas in ancient Baiae, today’s red-zoned community of Bacoli. Image Fumes along a road ...