May 14, 2018 Texas wildfire produces massive cloud, sparks severe thunderstorm The famous saying goes that "everything is bigger in Texas," but that also appears to apply to a wildfire that was so intense on Friday it created a severe thunderstorm.
May 14, 2018 NASA astronaut snaps stunning photo of Hawaii volcano erupting from space As Hawaii’s Kilaueau volcano spews hot steam and oozes bright orange lava on the Big Island, astronauts on the International Space Station can see the volcanic activity while floating in zero gravity.
May 14, 2018 Two-headed fawn found in Minnesota forest shows rare wildlife deformity A mushroom hunter's discovery of a conjoined white-tailed fawn in a Minnesota forest two years ago is being hailed by researchers as a landmark case among oddities in nature.
May 13, 2018 Hawaii volcano stokes fears of West Coast eruptions The eruption of a Hawaii volcano in the Pacific "Ring of Fire" has experts warily eyeing volcanic peaks on America's West Coast that are also part of the geologically active region.
May 11, 2018 '10 times larger than Hiroshima': How North Korea's huge nuclear blast caused a mountain to collapse Using sophisticated technology, scientists have compiled detailed radar data to show the devastating impact of North Korea’s largest underground nuclear test.
May 11, 2018 Massive wave sets Southern Hemisphere record, scientists say A wave measuring nearly 80 feet tall was recorded by a buoy in a remote area off New Zealand’s Campbell Island, in the Antarctic Ocean on Tuesday.
May 11, 2018 Kilauea volcano could launch 10-ton ballistic boulders in dramatic explosion Rockfalls and trapped lava could launch 10-ton "ballistic rocks" at Hawaii's fiery Kilauea volcano, officials at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said yesterday (May 9).
May 10, 2018 Is Hawaii's Kilauea volcano going to explode? What Mount St. Helens and other eruptions have taught us For days, Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has devastated the Big Island, oozing chunks of 2,000-degree lava and opening more than a dozen cracks (fissures) in the ground that spit out toxic gas and steam.
May 10, 2018 Hawaii's Kilauea volcano could be ready to blow, scientists say Geologists warned Wednesday that Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano could soon experience explosive eruptions from its summit and launch large rocks and ash into the air.
May 9, 2018 China building system to detect earthquakes 3 weeks in advance Seismologists in China are planning to build an underground monitoring system with up to 2,000 stations that will help to detect earthquakes up to three weeks in advance, state media reported Wednesday.
