James is a published author with four pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, strange science, ...

The eruption of Mount St. Helens was catastrophic and caused the wipeout of various species, demanding a revival of the lost ...

Volcanoes inspire awe with spectacular eruptions and incandescent rivers of lava, but often their deadliest hazard is what quietly falls from the sky.

The Camas Public Library will host the Puzzle Palooza Jigsaw Puzzle Competition from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday. The competition is open to adults and teens age 13 and older. Teams of two to four people ...

Most volcanoes—Mount St. Helens, say, or Mount Fuji—grow along the boundary between tectonic plates, where collisions melt the earth’s upper layers and fuel eruptions. By contrast ...

Richard Fiske is internationally known for his work with volcanoes ... with two of his favorite professors studying Mount Rainier. Like Mount St. Helens, Rainier will doubtless erupt in the ...

Scientists provided an update Thursday on the chances of an eruption of the Mount Spurr volcano in Alaska, a situation being closely monitored by officials in Anchorage, the state’s largest city.

When a large volcano erupts, as Mount Spurr appears close to doing about 80 miles from Anchorage, Alaska, it can ...

especially something as unique as a volcanic eruption. Scientists with the Alaska Volcano Observatory have said that Mount Spurr, a volcano located roughly 80 miles from Anchorage, is likely to ...