The water dried up millions of years ago, but this massive lake is finally getting the recognition it deserves.
An eruption north of Grindavík comes over a month after initial quakes and large-scale evacuations.
Fagradalsfjall has already erupted within the last two years, after an 800-year dormant period.
The bacteria-hunting virus is named vB_HmeY_H4907 and was found 8,900 meters below the surface of the ocean.
Jackie Caplan-Auerbach from Western Washington University shared data that paints Swift's July 22 and July 23 as the…
Three biologists argue that popular notions of a fungi-based system connecting trees may be wishful thinking.
An erupting volcano, a bald eagle squabble, and more are the honorees of NatGeo's annual picture contest.
The layer, located 100 miles below the Earth's surface, could help shed light on how the tectonic plates move.
Check out some award-winning imagery of our planet's most otherworldly display.
The impact created fast-moving waves nearly 3 miles high, a new study finds.
Every autumn, minerals are pitted against each other on Twitter for the chance to be crowned the best.
"If there was a one in six chance that my house was going to fall down in my lifetime, then I think I would do…
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New research has found that the islands' volcanic environments are filled with a surprising diversity of bacterial…
Earth Observatory's Image of the Day saw wildfires, flooding in Yellowstone, and phytoplankton blooms last month.
An English herbarium has stored a misidentified sample of the newly discovered species for the past 177 years.