On Tuesday, March 10, 2026, Mount Kilauea erupted into a flurry of fire, ash, and liquid magma – spewing over 1,000 feet into the sky – in Hawaii. Scenes of the natural phenomenon spread like wildfire ...

The eruptions at Kilauea prompted closures at a national park and part of a highway because of falling glassy volcanic fragments, including ash.

Back in January, SFGATE was on the ground in the national park during a previous eruption episode that also rained tephra ...

The fragile-looking filaments of cooled lava known as Pele’s hair can form when pockets of bubble-rich lava pull apart rapidly, experiments suggest. Among all the ways that molten rock can solidify ...

One of the most deadly and dangerous volcano hazards isn’t lava. Mudflows called lahars can come without clear warning.

For 100 days they worked beneath the ground, digging and shaping an underground temple house completely by hand. The work was slow and exhausting as they carried soil out bucket by bucket. After the ...

They started by digging and shaping the ground to create a hidden water slide leading into a brick swimming pool. The work was slow and exhausting, with soil carried out bucket by bucket. After days ...

A breathtaking astronaut photo reveals El Salvador’s Lake Coatepeque—an ancient volcanic crater lake that sometimes ...

Sliding Rock in Pisgah Forest is exactly that kind of place, a 60-foot natural water slide that’s been thrilling visitors for generations without a single ticket booth or overpriced souvenir stand in ...

If you think all playgrounds are created equal, you clearly haven’t been to Kade’s Playground in Herculaneum, Missouri. This ...

In Pokémon Pokopia, there are several important requests you'll get as you go through the game, with "Yawn up a Storm!" being ...