Twenty-seven years have passed since the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that devastated the western port city of Kobe.

A submarine eruption north of Papua New Guinea may be building new land while satellites track its evolution from above.

Fact check - No scientific data or official warnings from either country. The only photos circulating are old images of Mount ...

An underwater eruption has spread vast ‘rafts’ of pumice through the Bismarck Sea, hampering marine travel and wreaking uncertain long-term consequences.

The massive eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai underwater volcano in January 2022, located in the Tongan archipelago in the southern Pacific Ocean, may have revealed an unexpected way to tackle ...

A gigantic underwater volcano became a massive chemistry experiment that could help researchers quantify the success of tactics designed to tackle climate change. In January 2022, the Hunga ...

Unexpected methane cleanup: The 2022 Hunga Tonga eruption produced a chemical reaction that destroyed methane in its plume for more than a week. Satellite evidence: High formaldehyde levels tracked by ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcanic eruption was the largest eruption in the 21 st century, sending up the highest plume ever recorded. A new ...

When the volcano erupted in Tonga, the explosion reshaped landscapes, altered weather, and stunned scientists worldwide. The damage seen after remains one of the most powerful reminders of nature’s ...

In January 2022, the underwater Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcano erupted with astonishing force. Unlike many well-known eruptions on land, this one happened underwater. That single difference led ...

A satellite image of the Tonga eruption. Image credits: NASA / NOAA / NESDIS. When the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcano erupted on January 15, 2022, it wasn’t just a local impact. The explosion ...

A volcanic eruption in the South Pacific was so powerful that its shockwaves left the planet and reached space, new research shows. The 2022 underwater Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai eruption, one of the ...