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Do you know about the volcano that has the same rights as a human person?
New Zealand has granted legal personhood to Mount Taranaki, an active volcano revered by the Māori …
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The world's most isolated settlement sits at the foot of an active volcano in the South Atlantic Ocean. See what life there is like.
The economy relies on the export of crawfish, known as Tristan rock lobster, but tourism also makes…
Rachel Askinasi
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New "fiery" exoplanet discovered, found to display volcanic activity like Jupiter's Io
In a known star system about 66 light years away from Sun, the astrophysicists discovered signal…
PTI
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Watch scientists collect samples from an actively erupting volcano in Hawaii
Brave geologists ventured down to the floor of Halemaʻumaʻu crater, which recently erupted a giant …
Jessica Orwig
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There are 25 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the US. Photos show these incredible locations, from active volcanoes to cliff dwellings.
The sites can suffer from over-tourism, and the organization has backed the idea of "sustainable to…
Sinéad Baker,Gabbi Shaw
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Photos show what happened after Mount Etna — Europe's tallest active volcano — erupted, causing a local airport to close
The Catania International Airport suspended all flight operations until 8 p.m. local time in Sicily…
Lauren Edmonds
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New NASA photos offer a close look at Jupiter's fiery moon with erupting volcanos that dwarf anything on Earth
NASA's Juno spacecraft flew extremely close to Jupiter's eruptive moon Io and took some stunning ph…
Ellyn Lapointe
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Why miners in Indonesia risk their lives to get sulfur from inside an active volcano
In East Java, Indonesia, hundreds of miners face deadly smoke to mine sulfur, or "devil's gold." Th…
Anita Reza Zein
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After rescuing a hiker near Iceland's erupting volcano, police are urging tourists to stay away
A volcano in Iceland has been erupting since Monday night. Police are cautioning tourists that the …
Joey Hadden
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A huge underwater volcano blast formed a new island off the coast of Japan
The 328-foot-wide island emerged in the Ogasawara Island chain, about half a mile from Iwoto.
Marianne Guenot
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The owners of a volcano are denying responsibility for visitors' safety after 22 deaths
The company, which owns White Island/Whakaari, argued that it had no control over day-to-day activi…
Joshua Zitser
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I live next to an Icelandic volcano that's about to blow. I wanted to be closer to nature, but not that close.
A dike of magma is rising under the Icelandic town of Grindavik. A resident describes what it's lik…
Marianne Guenot
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Photos show the world's largest active volcano erupting in Hawaii for the first time in almost 40 years
Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano has erupted for the first time since 1984, creating stunning scenes as o…
Sinéad Baker
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Hawaii's Mauna Loa the world's largest active volcano — is erupting, triggering blood-red skies and an ash advisory
Multiple agencies said Monday morning that there was no immediate threat to populated areas, but as…
Jake Epstein,Paola Rosa-Aquino
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A volcano could erupt in Iceland within hours, but maybe don't cancel your international flights yet
The volcano is unlikely to cause flight disruptions or affect most tourist sites in the country, sa…
Marianne Guenot
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Photos show giant cracks breaking open streets in a town near Iceland's volcano that could erupt within hours
Grindavik was evacuated on Saturday after magma shifting under the Earth's crust caused by 2,000 ea…
Rebecca Rommen
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Devastating images show how ash from St Vincent’s volcano is covering roads, breaking buildings and weighing down trees
La Soufriere had been dormant for decades. It hadn’t rumbled, spewed lava or emitted any ash plu…
Prabhjote Gill
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"Clean air" might've been a culprit behind the massive warming the Earth is having to endure, experts speculate
The advent and adoption of new international shipping rules in 2020 cut out a ton of dirty fuel tra…
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24 awe-inspiring places to go in the Canary Islands, from dazzling sand dunes to volcano treks and secluded beach coves
The Canary Islands feature some of the most incredible things to do in the world, from touring volc…
Lori Zaino
VIDEO: Why miners in Indonesia risk their lives to get sulfur from inside an active volcano
In East Java, Indonesia, hundreds of miners face deadly smoke to mine sulfur, or "devil's gold." Th…