What is the collective noun for a group of volcano scientists? While some tongue-in-cheek responses might be “an eruption of volcanologists” or “a swarm of seismologists,” we’ll stick to “an assembly ...

See 12 of the week’s most interesting images from around the world, as selected by Washington Post photo editors.

Lava fountains surged as the Kilauea volcano erupted in Hawaii. Dramatic footage shows lava and molten rocks bursting through ...

The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii has erupted. The lava fountains on Big Island reached a height of over 70 meters.

Watch live as a fountain of lava spews from a Hawaii volcano in the latest episode of an eruption that has paused and resumed ...

The University of Hawaii at Manoa highlighted its latest research breakthroughs Tuesday during the third annual UH Manoa ...

A tall fountain of lava is spewing from a volcano on Hawaii's Big Island. A webcam on Tuesday shows vigorous streams of red ...

The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island is currently erupting, with lava fountains reaching heights of over 250 feet. This marks the eighth episode since the eruption began on December 23. The ...

One of the most active volcanoes in the world sits just a few hundred miles off the U.S. West Coast, and some scientists ...

On the south coast of the Big Island of Hawaii, lava from the Kilauea volcano meets the Pacific Ocean. | Credit: Eachat via ...

Surprisingly, fascinating Pu'ukoholā Heiau National Historic Site in Hawaii is one of the least visited National Park Service ...