Ecuador is pushing to increase its production of crude oil but faces a backlash from environmentalists and Indigenous groups. Ecuador has started fracking in the Amazon rainforest for the first time, ...

A volcano in Russia's far east on Wednesday spewed ash several kilometers into the sky, authorities said, putting on a spectacular display in its latest eruption. The Shiveluch volcano is one of the ...

Ecuador has several dormant volcanoes not only challenging in themselves, but great practice for bigger peaks. Here’s a first-person account of one man’s Ecuadorian climbs. Cotopaxi volcano spewing ...

The next global volcanic disaster is more likely to come from volcanoes that appear dormant and are barely monitored than from the likes of famous volcanoes such as Etna in Sicily or Yellowstone in ...

A volcano in Ethiopia has erupted for the first known time in 10,000 years, spewing plumes of thick smoke and ash high into the sky and impacting air travel thousands of miles away in India. The ...

The ash cloud drifted over northern India, causing some flight delays and cancellations, and continued toward China. By Lynsey Chutel A volcano that erupted in Ethiopia spewed an ash cloud that ...

A long-quiet volcano in Ethiopia spewed ash nine miles into the sky on Sunday, marking the first known major eruption from this volcano for more than 12,000 years. Under-studied and situated in ...

Trees are seen at Laguna Grande in the protected Amazon rainforest of Cuyabeno, Ecuador, on March 30, 2024. Reporter Nearly two decades ago Ecuador became the first country to legally enshrine the ...

Experience Cotopaxi Volcano, one of the world’s highest active volcanoes and a defining landmark of Ecuador’s Andean landscape. Rising to 5,897 meters (19,347 feet), Cotopaxi features a perfectly ...

Researchers traced tremor signals deep inside Tanzania’s Oldoinyo Lengai volcano, pinpointing their 3D locations for the first time. The study revealed linked tremors at different depths, offering a ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Taftan, a 13,000-foot-tall stratovolcano in southeastern Iran, is showing signs of life with a rapid uplifting of ground near the summit over the ...

Planet Earth Super El Niño looms, an Acropolis fragment resurfaces, a promising cure for Alzheimer's appears, and a hexagonal diamond is made Extinct species Prehistoric water-dwelling weirdo with ...