Exposure to sulfur-rich volcanic soil may increase production of pheomelanin, a pigment that gives a reddish tint to the feathers of barn owls living on remote volcanic islands Barn owls (Tyto alba) ...

Life on a volcanic isle appears to give barn owls a blush of red-brown plumage. The high-sulfur environment on such islands influences the birds’ coloration, researchers report March 13 in the Journal ...

Learn why Yellowstone mysteriously does not produce sulfur dioxide, and what it means for volcanic unrest.

Scientists at USGS’s Yellowstone Volcanic Observatory are grappling with a mysterious case: the case of the missing sulfur dioxide. It is widely known that Yellowstone sits atop a large magmatic ...

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

The restive Kanlaon Volcano in the Philippines remains on high alert after releasing 8,600 tonnes of sulfur dioxide, with plumes rising to 246ft (75m) on Monday. Dramatic timelapse footage captured ...

Sulfur crystals found inside a rock after NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover happened to drive over it and crush it on May 30, 2024. This discovery supports new research led by scientists at The University ...

Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the highest active volcano in the world, began spewing lava on Nov. 27 for the first time since 1984. AP Floridians are used to hearing about rain, hurricanes and the occasional ...

Ed Davies is deputy bureau chief Indonesia, where many live with smoldering volcanoes and frequent earthquakes. He joined Reuters in 1996 in Hong Kong and has also been based in Singapore and South ...