I've gotten a number of questions about volcano books as of late, so I thought I'd write a little post detailing my favorite volcano-related tomes, mostly pitched towards people without a ...

“Super Volcanoes: What They Reveal about Earth and the Worlds Beyond” by Robin George Andrews. Norton. 312 pp. $27.95. Review provided by The Washington Post. Volcanoes need a new agent. Whenever an ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Since Kilauea's hawt eruption action moved ...

MISSOULA -- As recently as 10,000 years ago, giant ground sloths the size of elephants, 20 feet long and weighing in at more than 6,000 pounds, roamed the southern United States and Central and South ...

In my reading, I often come across an epigraph from the Roman poet, essayist, satirist, and critic Horace – always wise, appropriate, and slightly skeptical because Horace looked at life realistically ...

The recent eruption of the Tongan submarine volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai culminated in an explosive blast on Jan. 15 that sent shock waves around the world. Punching a hole through the ...

Find anything and everything you ever wanted to know about volcanoes at this U.S. Geological Survey site. Browse a photo glossary of volcano terms, review volcano fact sheets, watch video clips of ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) — Nestled on a quiet ...

The Geological Society offers a downloadable PDF file of its authoritative, well-illustrated report on supervolcanoes. Be sure to browse the rest of its extensive site for information on geology, ...