Eifel volcanoes mapped in detail: Surprising new insights from Germany's largest seismological experiment

Several hundred volcanoes lie dormant beneath the Eifel in western Germany. They are typical examples of what is known as ...

Earthquake strikes Lancashire village for second time this month

A 2.5 magnitude earthquake hit Silverdale, a seaside village on Morecambe Bay, at around 5am on Friday, the British ...

UK hit by another earthquake as homeowners feel 'shaking jolt'

A second earthquake has shaken the UK just weeks after a 3.3-magnitude tremor rattled homes, with tremors felt as far away as ...
Smithsonian Magazine

For 25 Years, the Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program Has Kept Weekly Tabs on Volcanic Eruptions Around the World. Here’s How They Do It

Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active ...

This Geologic Mystery Has Been ‘Floating’ in the Ocean—Scientists Think They Know How

The Bermuda archipelago is actually resting on a 20-kilometer underplate that gives it enough lift to habitably rise well ...