October 20, 2015 Baby volcanic island eats its older neighbor As a seafloor volcano continues to erupt in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean, a newborn island has swallowed its neighbor whole, images from space show.
October 20, 2015 Iceland's Hekla volcano close to erupting, scientist claims Hekla volcano, one of Iceland's most active volcanoes, could be close to erupting, a University of Iceland geoscientist claims.
October 20, 2015 NASA confirms Curiosity rover found evidence of ancient stream on Mars A fresh analysis by NASA's Curiosity rover confirms a stream once ran through Gale Crater on Mars.
October 20, 2015 Budget cuts pare real-time monitoring of volcanoes Scientists monitoring Alaska's volcanoes have been forced to limit real-time tracking of eruptions amid ongoing federal budget cuts -- moves that could mean delays in getting vital information to airline pilots and emergency planners.
October 20, 2015 Scientists face four years in prison for failing to predict earthquake Six Italian scientists and one government official could see four-year prison terms for manslaughter for allegedly downplaying the risk of an earthquake in the town of L'Aquila, Italy, in 2009.
October 20, 2015 Strange rock from Russia contains 30,000 diamonds SAN FRANCISCO Here's the perfect Christmas gift for the person who has everything: A red and green rock, ornament-sized, stuffed with 30,000 teeny-tiny diamonds
October 20, 2015 Rare mineral discovered in ancient meteorite impact crater A rare mineral known from just three massive meteorite impacts has now turned up in a Wisconsin crater
October 20, 2015 Scientists monitoring Hawaii lava undertake risks Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory have been monitoring every twist and turn of lava creeping unpredictably toward communities in a rural and isolated district on the Big Island.
October 20, 2015 Six months later: MH370 search comes up short, but unlocks scientific secrets In the six months of searching for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, investigators haven’t found a trace of the Boeing 777, but they have made groundbreaking scientific discoveries that could provide new insight into the ocean and the world.
October 20, 2015 Mystery holes form at Indiana Dunes Officials have shut down a popular public sand dune in Indiana where mysterious holes are appearing—one of which swallowed up a boy for three hours last summer, the Times of Northwest Indiana reports.
