The moon is 384,000 kilometers (239,000 miles) away from Earth, but one of the best places to study its surface is much closer to home. Western planetary scientist Catherine Neish and PhD candidate ...

The future of Satoru Abe's iconic "Volcano" sculpture at Aloha Stadium is uncertain due to a lack of funding to move it for planned infrastructure development.

Last researched and updated: July 16, 2026 Electric bike laws in Hawaii changed significantly in July 2026 when Governor Josh ...

The United States, often celebrated for its vastness and diversity, is a land of remarkable contrasts and hidden gems that ...

It doesn’t matter where you live or where you’re going—there’s a stunning state park waiting to be explored.

It’s been a while since my last post in VolcanoCafe. I have been working on multiple ideas and gathering data, but not been able to finish anything. Today, I bring something exciting.

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory staff are often asked, “Will lava erupted during the ongoing Kilauea summit eruption in ...

Seismic waves have revealed that the oceanic plate beneath the Ontong Java Plateau was dramatically transformed by the ...

There is no easy explanation for how the San Andreas fault, responsible for some of America's most powerful earthquakes, has ...

The tennis court at Herbert Shipman Park in Kea‘au is dull, cracking and growing weeds. The county has had it on its to-do ...

It was one of history’s most dramatic moments—but the eruption of Mount Vesuvius wasn’t a single disaster. Recent evidence reveals how three settlements faced three distinct fates, reshaping our ...

Ice-age sea-level declines may have turned seafloor volcanoes into natural iron fertilizer for plankton, potentially enhancing ocean carbon storage, Boston College researchers report in the journal ...