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Lava from the Kilauea volcano spills into the Pacific Ocean at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, USA.
North America

Kilauea eruption sparked unusual phytoplankton bloom

April 21, 2025

The 2018 eruption of the Kilauea volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii resulted in a “rare and large summertime phytoplankton bloom,” scientists now report. The new findings shed light on how volcanoes can deposit […]

A view from the heart of Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, Texas.
North America

Texas’ Enchanted Rock to double in size

January 21, 2025

One of Texas’ most popular state parks is about to double in size. The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department has announced that it has purchased over 3,000 acres of land next to Enchanted Rock State […]

Tourists work their way to the summit of Diamond Head on Oahu.
North America

Diamond Head dreams of a makeover

January 12, 2025

Hawaii’s most popular state park is showing its age. State officials have a grand plan to upgrade it, if only they had the money. Diamond Head State Monument is the iconic symbol of the Aloha […]

A cog railroad takes tourists to the summit of Pikes Peak.
North America

Colorado to expand recreation opportunities on “America’s Mountain”

January 12, 2025

Authorities in Colorado want to develop more ways for people to have fun in and around Pikes Peak. The iconic mountain that dominates the western horizon from Colorado Springs is technically part of the federal […]

A view of snow-capped Pike's Peak in Colorado.
North America

Evidence from Snowball Earth found in ancient rocks on Colorado’s Pikes Peak

December 5, 2024

Around 700 million years ago, the Earth cooled so much that scientists believe massive ice sheets encased the entire planet like a giant snowball. This global deep freeze, known as Snowball Earth, endured for tens of millions […]

Aerial image of fissure 3 erupting on the Northeast Rift Zone of Mauna Loa on December 8, 2022.
North America

New evidence from the world’s largest active volcano could improve eruption predictions

November 14, 2024

Scientists studying the 2022 eruption of Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii say new evidence reveals ways future eruptions might be predicted. Mauna Loa is known to be the world’s largest active volcano. […]

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