It’s Dante’s Peak. A volatile volcano in Nicaragua is refilling with magma, sparking fears of a cataclysmic event that could affect the nearby population center, per a study in Geophysical Research ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across. So every month, we highlight a handful of the best stories that nearly ...

Some two dozen or so supervolcanoes dot the planet, and one the most dangerous lies in the heart of North America. If the Yellowstone supervolcano erupted, hundreds of cubic miles of ash, rock, and ...

Krakatau, a volcanic island in Indonesia, killed more than 30,000 people when it erupted in 1883. One might assume that volcanic debris posed the major threat, yet many of the victims died from a ...

Welcome to the 2026 Gizmodo Science Fair, our annual showcase of researchers who reshaped how we understand the world, tackled problems worth solving, and pushed their fields forward. This year’s ...

Ancient rocks from Western Australia suggest water was reaching deep inside Earth more than three billion years ago, long before modern plate tectonics may have fully developed. Researchers propose ...

Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After working for an indie game studio and acting as the family's go-to ...

For 18 years, Ronnie “the water guy” Ellington has hydrated people attending the Minnesota State Fair. Perched on a cooler outside one of the entrances to the fair, Ellington often hollers, “I’m the ...

SAN ANTONIO — With the summer heat still cranking, Project Cool is running low on box fans and asking San Antonians to help restock its supply. United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County says demand ...

Whakaari/White Island's sudden eruption in December 2019, which killed 22 people and severely injured 25 others, was New Zealand's deadliest volcanic disaster in recent history. But it was not a freak ...