Alaska, largely unspoiled wilderness, looks like something out of The Lord of the Rings.

The Alaska Volcano Observatory is closely monitoring Mount Spurr, which is located about 75 miles west of Anchorage. “AVO ...

The striking Kawah Ijen volcano in Indonesia is known for emitting what appears to be blue lava as soon as the sun sets.

Mount Spurr in Alaska – rising some 3,370 meters or 11,070 feet above sea level – could be about to erupt, with the number of ...

Mount Spurr is not the kind of lava-spewing volcano familiar from Hawaii, but instead has historically ejected huge plumes of ...

Creation legends and folk tales swirl like snow and leaves across the protected landscapes of Japan. This selection of four ...

Pantelleria’s extreme conditions have shaped its centuries-old way of growing grapes—a method that is recognized by UNESCO.

Unlike more frequented parks, this one provides a playground for the senses, where alabaster sand caresses your feet as you ...

Mount Spurr, whose volcanic ash darkened Anchorage’s skies in 1953 and 1992, may be building toward another eruption.

A truly remarkable quirk of the natural world - this volcano lights up the night sky in an iridescent blue when its sulphuric gases make contact with the air.