Fresh lava looks like the last place anything could live, yet biologists are now finding microbial communities moving in ...

A food-focused look at Lava Chicken, exploring its flavors, spice level, and presentation in a straightforward and appetizing ...

A Carnegie-led team of astronomers detected the strongest evidence yet of an atmosphere around a rocky planet beyond our ...

Scientists studying volcanic eruptions in Iceland say microbes begin colonizing new lava flows faster and more predictably than once thought.

Lava is supposed to be red—that’s volcanoes 101. But at Indonesia’s Kawah Ijen, the Earth decides to break the rules. Instead ...

An episode of lava fountaining at Kilauea ended early today after nearly six hours of continuous activity inside Halemaumau ...

Update at 4:34 a.m. Dec. 24, 2025: Episode 39 of the ongoing episodic eruption within Halemaʻumaʻu Crater at the summit of ...

It has been one year since Kīlauea erupted, and for many Native Hawaiians the moment was not about fear or fascination but ...

Not even the strongest microbes can survive volcanic eruptions, but they are capable of returning surprisingly quickly, ...

Lava rubble at the bottom of the sea is acting like a giant "sponge" for carbon dioxide, ancient cores reveal. Ancient lava ...

A newly identified amoeba can survive at the temperature of a medium-well steak. Plus, a distant lava planet shows signs of ...