Earth has some massive volcanoes called "supervolcanoes" that can cause huge eruptions, way bigger than anything we’ve ever ...

With our planet's history of close calls, it seems practical these days to get a doomsday bunker, if you can convince someone ...

NASA scientists concocted an idea a decade ago to save the world from a civilization-ending eruption of the supervolcano underneath Yellowstone ...

It was also one of only about 50 supervolcanoes to have erupted since man walked the planet, none of which have occurred in recorded history. Its existence was only unveiled in 2012 when ...

The Biden administration has approved a gigantic lithium and boron mine — and though the project could revolutionize America's electric car industry, critics say it could also endanger the ...

Scientists have debated the purpose of the ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) produced by rodents since the discovery of these sounds in the 1950s. There’s a wide research consensus suggesting USVs are a ...

Let's imagine someone tried to trigger the volcano under Yellowstone National Park with a nuclear bomb – could it work?

The system has failed us. But there are far worse things than the failure we’ve experienced. As we continue down a 21st ...