AtIndonesia’s Kawah Ijen volcano, a breathtaking blue glow emerges at night, setting it apart from most volcanoes where lava ...

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 ...

According to Jennifer Lyn Lewicki, a research geologist at the United States Geological Survey (USGS) California Volcano ...

The latest eruptions on the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland have emitted a huge plume of sulphur dioxide (SO 2) that is currently drifting across Europe. Fortunately, it isn’t expected to have any ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hawaiʻi health officials are warning residents and visitors to protect themselves from poor air quality as lingering volcanic gases from Kīlauea continue to generate volcanic smog, known as vog, ...

Lava is not the only threat on Hawaii Island. There's also a concern about potentially life-threatening gas, seeping in Puna's Leilani Estates. The recent activity in the area of Leilani Estates has ...