What is the collective noun for a group of volcano scientists? While some tongue-in-cheek responses might be “an eruption of volcanologists” or “a swarm of seismologists,” we’ll stick to “an assembly ...

Whether you’re a local looking for a new lunch spot or a visitor wanting to taste the true flavor of Hawaii’s food scene, La ...

Geologists visited the Kilauea volcano crater in Hawaii to collect lava samples. Officials from the United States Geological ...

See 12 of the week’s most interesting images from around the world, as selected by Washington Post photo editors.

Braving the heat of Kīlauea’s ongoing eruption, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists landed on the floor of ...

A volcano in Hawaii that’s been erupting since December displayed a message of love in glowing lava a little more than a week ...

M. PATRICK / U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Lava spewed out of the northern vent at Kilauea’s summit Tuesday morning. M. PATRICK / ...

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is currently spewing fiery red-orange lava up to 250 feet high from its north vent – in what’s called "Episode 8" of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption.

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano resumed its latest eruption on Monday, sending fountains of lava shooting more than 250 feet in the air. Photos of the geological spectacle at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park ...

The eruption began on December 23 in a crater at the summit of Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes.

Kīlauea volcano on the Big Island roared back into action the night of Feb. 3 after a 6-day pause in eruptive activity, with ...