In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, thousands of miles from any continent, Easter Island rises out of the sea. Its surface ...

The South Pacific archipelago's 177th island is basically made up of minuscule pieces of volcanic rock piled on top of each other. It hasn't been given a name, for fear it will soon sink back into ...

Costa Rica is a country forged by fire. Although only three volcanoes are currently active, there are more than 400 volcanic ...

An environmental success story is unfolding on Lord Howe Island, where threatened species are thriving five years after an ...

One registered 5.3 on the Richter scale. Local families with young children and seasonal employees evacuated from the volcanic island after a state of emergency that also affected the nearby ...

Kerry Murray for The New York Times On São Miguel, restaurants bury cauldrons of the meat-and-vegetable stew known as cozido in deep holes in designated areas of the island’s steaming volcanic ...

have uncovered surprising evidence that the volcanic activity beneath Easter Island may have roots stretching back 165 million years. This revelation could reshape how you understand the Earth's ...

remote Nishinoshima island in the Ogasawara island chain is still showing signs of volcanic activity. A survey from an Asahi Shimbun aircraft on Nov. 3 confirmed white fumarolic gas rising from ...

The volcanic island formerly known as Iwojima that was the site of one of the most famous battles of the Pacific War is making history again, but in strictly geological terms. Its land surface ...

Tourism in this volcanic former British colony erupted last ... “If you go to the Windward side of the island and drive all the way to La Soufriere mountain, it is just breathtaking: the nature ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

It became extinct following the introduction of new predators by people. Dodos lived on Mauritius, an island in the Indian Ocean. The island was uninhabited and the birds had no natural predators.